false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172622044m/199405.jpg 199405 2 Freedom's not dead in cyberspace. That's the premise of philosopher Peter Ludlow and most of the contributors to his <I>Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias</I>, and it's hard to argue otherwise after reading it. Deliberately freeing the volume from the shackles of academic rigor (and jargon), Ludlow draws deeply from the cyber-underground and mixes classic rants with post-millennial realism. From John Perry Barlow's chestnut "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" to Jedediah Purdy's cautionary "The God of the Digerati," the collection is direct, confrontational, and thought-provoking.<p> Though the topic of virtual communities has been thoroughly explored elsewhere, the possibility of spaces free from terrestrial jurisdiction--called "Temporary Autonomous Zones" by Hakim Bey--has not yet penetrated mainstream thought. Strong encryption and essential qualities of the Internet--like portability--ensure that such utopias will remain theoretically and practically tenable through the foreseeable future, and Ludlow's visionaries want to see them flower. The penultimate section on experimental governing systems and the appended interview with Noam Chomsky demolishing widely held beliefs about anarchy crown the book with deep thinking about issues vital to the future of freedom--online and off. It's exciting to see this work get the widespread attention it deserves--with any luck, the iconic Net user will soon trade in the pocket protector for an eye patch. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 192900 10 10 2001 Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias total:7|4:2|3:5| 7 23 24 0 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 17:10:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 17:10:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 16:40:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 16:40:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 10:37:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 10:37:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 23:10:43 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:52:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 06 18:25:45 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 18:25:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 13:36:09 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:36:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 12 20:32:04 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:32:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 07 17:02:06 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:57:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 17:40:13 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 17:40:13 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Dec 26 09:13:55 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 10:05:08 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 09:13:55 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 07:59:52 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:59:52 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 19:33:40 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:33:46 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 25 10:32:42 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 10:32:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 13 15:46:41 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 15:46:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jun 29 02:43:13 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 16 12:03:19 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Apr 21 18:32:59 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 18:32:59 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 15 20:27:25 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 20:27:25 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Dec 14 12:36:26 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 18:24:42 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 18:24:50 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Nov 19 21:06:24 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 21:06:24 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Oct 03 04:07:59 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 04:07:59 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=199405