MDSB05H3 Final: aid sheet-MDSB05
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Networks: idea of nodes and interconnection/both technological and human/centrality of transportation. & communication net. to contemporary society/social, political, economic, cultural artefacts/ infrastructural/geometries and organizational philosophies-hierarchical-distributed/net. development has history. 1000ce, begin of g(inter-regional trade, network tech. navigation, exchange soc. Cul. &eco. ) steam 1200bce-1000ce, preparatory phase(regional trade mediterranean, contact china. India europe) 1500ce, birth of colonialism(early modern g, euro colonization-new worlds, form of domination, technological advance-weapon) late 1850s, industrialization & laissez-faire eco (mercantilism to liberalism, tech telegraphy /electricity /railr, international org. ) 1940s, post-war neocolonialism (contemporary g, new institution under un, intensification of inter. Authority over local)-demonstrates the interpenetration of soc. pol. eco. and tech. process/time and network-standardization of universal timekeeping-state role establish sta. time-municipal clock-clock tower-significance:observing moments of silence,coordination civic activities-public utility-uniform time &shared cultural identity-flag tower-symbol of cosmopolitan. civic society global politics from above/ institution: itu,iata,ipu,unesco/ agreement:un,eu,wto, New net follow-new set of spatial realtions-debate:change&countinuit/spatial dynamics ine historicall rooted/overcome?/areas impacted by digital divide:edu/healthcare/accesstogov sercive/private sector/
