Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2013 UK Academy for Information Systems Spring 3-19-2013 Power and the Purpose of Information Systems: Lessons from Lost Civilisations Neil McBride DeMontfort University, nkm@dmu.ac.uk Follow this and additional works at: htp://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2013 Tis material is brought to you by the UK Academy for Information Systems at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2013 by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contact elibrary@aisnet.org. Recommended Citation McBride, Neil, "Power and the Purpose of Information Systems: Lessons from Lost Civilisations" (2013). UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2013. 24. htp://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2013/24 brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)