Bibliograph

We have been harmonised, life in China's surveillance state, Kai Strittmatter ; [translated by Ruth Martin]

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We have been harmonised, life in China's surveillance state, Kai Strittmatter ; [translated by Ruth Martin]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-328)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We have been harmonised

Responsibility statement

Kai Strittmatter ; [translated by Ruth Martin]

Sub title

life in China's surveillance state

Summary

In China's shiny new 'Smart Cities', citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the government knowing about it, and tweeting satirically about the Glorious Leader's dumpling-like features can land you in jail. It's often assumed that capitalism and the internet automatically bring freedom and democracy. But Strittmatter shows how China's autocratic leaders are using powerful new technologies to create the largest and most effective surveillance state the world has ever seen

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