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The Materiality of the Immaterial: ICTs and the Digital Commons, edited by Andreas Roos, Vasilis Kostakis, Christos Giotitsas Today, two great signs of change are occurring. On the one hand, the capitalist world economy is putting tremendous pressure on the earth’s biosphere and bringing an onsl...

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Main Authors: Andreas Roos, Vasilis Kostakis, Christos Giotitsas
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Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2016-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/746
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