{"title":"Armin Nassehi","description":"\u003cp\u003eArmin Nassehi's works explore intricate social patterns and structures, inviting readers to engage with contemporary thought on society and culture. His writing is both analytical and accessible, making complex ideas approachable for those interested in education and societal reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough clear argumentation and insightful perspectives, Nassehi challenges readers to reconsider how patterns shape our understanding of the world. His books offer valuable reflections for anyone curious about the foundations of social theory and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"patterns-by-armin-nassehi-9781509558223","title":"Patterns","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionised everything – including our relationships, our forms of work and leisure, and even our democracies – in just a few years. Armin Nassehi puts forward a new theory of digital society that turns this assumption on its head. Rather than treating digital technologies as an independent causal force that is transforming social life, he asks: what problem does digitalisation solve?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we pose the question in this way, we can see, argues Nassehi, that digitalisation helps societies to deal with and reduce complexity by using coded numbers to process information. We can also see that modern societies had a digital structure long before computer technologies were developed – already in the nineteenth century, for example, statistical pattern recognition technologies were being used in functionally differentiated societies in order to recognise, monitor and control forms of human behaviour. Digital technologies were so successful in such a short period of time and were able to penetrate so many areas of society so quickly precisely because of a pre-existing sensitivity that prepared modern societies for digital development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis highly original book lays the foundations for a theory of the digital society that will be of value to everyone interested in the growing presence of digital technologies in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383959961836,"sku":"9781509558223","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12604483482725.jpg?v=1773390782"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/armin-nassehi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}