The Governmental Topologies of Database Devices

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 116-136

  Ruppert, Evelyn ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

control; database; digital devices; government; metrics; topology; transactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867065520     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: 14603616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276412439428     Document Type: Article

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