{"product_id":"9781350443174","title":"Green Dreams Why Technology Can't Save the World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreen Dreams\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Technology Can't Save the World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTanner Mirrlees | Imre Szeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Technology Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric cars, smart apps, green AI, carbon capture, solar panels-everywhere we turn, we're told technology will save the planet. \u003ci\u003eGreen Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e shows why that promise is so compelling, and why it keeps us chasing solutions that leave the real causes of the climate crisis untouched.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending cultural criticism, political analysis, and environmental history, \u003ci\u003eGreen Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e traces the rise of green techno-optimism from postwar fantasies of progress to Silicon Valley manifestos, EV marketing, Big Tech sustainability campaigns, and Hollywood eco-futures. Along the way, it exposes the hidden costs of supposedly “clean” technologies: extractive mining, exploding energy demand, ecological destruction, and the preservation of systems built on endless growth and consumption. Rather than rejecting technology outright, Tanner Mirrlees and Imre Szeman argue that technological solutions can matter only if paired with deeper social, political, and economic transformation. Provocative, accessible, and sharply argued, \u003ci\u003eGreen Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful critique of one of the defining ideologies of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTanner Mirrlees\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies at Ontario Tech University, Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImre Szeman\u003c\/b\u003e is the inaugural Director of the Institute for Environment, Culture and Society and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350443174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223600693388,"sku":"9781350443174","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d40d253e-9473-4197-9868-f6f74d0be88e.jpg?v=1783078544","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350443174","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}