"The Net Delusion" warns against the false promise of the internet as a liberating force. The book argues that the spread of technology has not led to democracy, but rather the opposite, as oppressive governments use it to surveil and suppress their citizens. It is a thought-provoking and convincing challenge to our belief in the transformative power of technology.

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• Goldsmith Book Prize for Trade (2012)

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