Technological Turf Wars: A Case Study of the Computer Antivirus Industry by Jessica R. Johnston

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Synopsis

In Technological Turf Wars, Jessica Johnston analyzes the tensions and political dilemmas arising from the interrelationship among science, technology, and society. Illustrating how computer security is as concerned with social relationships as it is with technology, Johnston provides an illuminating ethnography that considers corporate culture and the workplace environment of the antivirus industry.

Biography

Jessica Johnston is a senior lecturer and head of the American Studies program at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She is the author of The American Body in Context.