Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area
Book Details
Author(s)Richard A. Walker
PublisherPM Press
ISBN / ASINB07NBVPPKB
ISBN-13978B07NBVPPK1
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1-2 business days
Sales Rank136,556
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This exploration begins by tracing the concentration of IT in Greater Silicon Valley and the resulting growth in start-ups, jobs, and wealth. This is followed by a look at the new working class of color and the millions earning poverty wages. The middle chapters survey the urban scene, including the housing bubble and the newly exploded metropolis, and the final chapters take on the political questions raised by the environmental impact of the boom, the fantastical ideology of TechWorld, and the tech-led transformation of the region.



