{"product_id":"age-surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-9781541758001","title":"The Age of Surveillance Capitalism | Shoshana Zuboff","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9781541758001\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e1541758005\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eShoshana Zuboff\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePublicAffairs\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMarch 3, 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e691\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Society, Political Science, Economics, Business Ethics\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power she identifies as \"surveillance capitalism.\" As the digital frontier expands, powerful corporations are no longer just tracking data—they are actively questing to predict and control human behavior. Zuboff argues that this global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as profoundly as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eZuboff vividly brings to life the dire consequences of this shift as surveillance capitalism advances outward from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth is now accumulated in ominous \"behavioral futures markets,\" where predictions about our lives are bought and sold. The threat has evolved from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture—a \"Big Other\" operating entirely in the interests of surveillance capital. Free from democratic oversight, this controlled hive of total connection seduces the public with conveniences while compromising our foundational freedom, demanding strict resistance from both law and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThis groundbreaking work is essential reading for technologists, sociologists, political scientists, and anyone concerned with digital privacy and corporate accountability. It provides a crucial theoretical framework for understanding the hidden economic engines driving today's digital platforms and the implications for personal sovereignty and democratic governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShoshana Zuboff\u003c\/strong\u003e is a renowned scholar, author, and Professor Emerita at the Harvard Business School. With a career dedicated to studying the intersection of technology, business, and society, she is widely considered one of the foremost academic voices on the socio-economic impacts of the digital revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Recognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eHailed as a masterwork of modern economic and sociological analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eRecognized globally as the defining text on the concept and mechanics of surveillance capitalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Shoshana Zuboff\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9781541758001\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"691\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"PublicAffairs\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2020-03-03\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"A detailed examination of surveillance capitalism, exploring how powerful digital corporations predict and control human behavior at the expense of privacy and democracy.\"\n  }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #8B0000; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: More Than a Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51244500287803,"sku":"1541758005","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781541758001.jpg?v=1781147061","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/age-surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-9781541758001","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}