Mine!: From Personal Space to Big Data, How Ownership Shapes Our Lives

Mine!: From Personal Space to Big Data, How Ownership Shapes Our Lives

James Salzman, Michael Heller
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Author:  James Salzman, Michael Heller
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  336
Publisher:  Atlantic Books
Year:  2022
ISBN:  9781786497819

'A delicious book.' Jared Diamond

Who controls the space around an aeroplane seat: you or the person behind you trying to work on their laptop? Who owns your favourite football player? And why do Facebook and Google want your private data?

In Mine! Michael Heller and James Salzman reveal the hidden economic and social rules that guide everyday life, demonstrating that much of what we assume about ownership is wrong. Whether a lost wallet, a playground swing or a London flat, Mine! explores what ownership means and why it governs everything we do.

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