TY - BOOK AU - Cubitt,Sean TI - Simulation and social theory T2 - Theory, culture & society SN - 0761961097 U1 - 301.01 PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - SAGE KW - Sociology KW - Methodology KW - Simulation methods N1 - Author is Professor of Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato; Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167) and index; Introduction The Long Term --; Part One; Theories --; Values, Signs and Subjects --; Technology, Information and Reason --; The Poetics of Pessimism --; Making Sense of Simulation --; Part Two; Cases --; Disney World Culture --; War in the Persian Gulf --; Working with Computers --; Conclusion --; Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will ER -