Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WORM COLLECTION Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WCBK0106 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Douglas Rushkoff Title A name given to the resource Life Inc : how corporatism conquered the world and how we can take it back Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Random House Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Description An account of the resource This fascinating journey, from the late Middle Ages to today, reveals the roots of our debacle. From the founding of the first chartered monopoly to the branding of the self; from the invention of central currency to the privatization of banking; from the birth of the modern, self-interested individual to his exploitation through the false ideal of the single-family home; from the Victorian Great Exhibition to the solipsism of MySpace–the corporation has infiltrated all aspects of our daily lives. Life Inc. exposes why we see our homes as investments rather than places to live, our 401(k) plans as the ultimate measure of success, and the Internet as just another place to do business. Most of all, Life Inc. shows how the current financial crisis is actually an opportunity to reverse this six-hundred-year-old trend and to begin to create, invest, and transact directly rather than outsource all this activity to institutions that exist solely for their own sakes. Corporatism didn’t evolve naturally. The landscape on which we are living–the operating system on which we are now running our social software–was invented by people, sold to us as a better way of life, supported by myths, and ultimately allowed to develop into a self-sustaining reality. It is a map that has replaced the territory. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource captatilism, crapatilism, economy, self-determination Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Originally published in 2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Relation A related resource <a href="http://www.rushkoff.com/books/life-inc/">Rushkoff webisite</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4935013-life-inc">good reads review</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 347 oages Type The nature or genre of the resource A book about ow corporations (sort of) run our lives, and how we can take our lives back from them Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant USA