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| Article Name : | | | REFLECTION OF THE MODERN COMMUNICATIONS AND CAPITALISM IN ISLANDS IN THE NET | | Author Name : | | | Sanjay B. Karande | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-6215 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Islands in the Net is a cyberpunk novel written by Bruce Sterling. He is the chief figure of the Cyberpunk Movement of Science Fiction. The story of Islands in the Net takes place in future, similar to his earlier novels Involution Ocean, The Artificial Kid and Schismatrix. It takes place during 2023-25. The novel is actually published in 1988 but it predicts the future of 2023. Sterling is mainly popular for making bold predictions about the future. He boldly speculates the near future of politics and communication technology and current nationless terrorists, data havens. Science Fiction genre is associated with the future speculations about science and technology. Islands in the Net is SF novel which speculates the world of data pirates, nanotechnology, biotechnology, weaponry, global electronic net and the world politics. | | Keywords : | | - politics and communication technology,
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