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THE RISE OF THE NETWORK SOCIETY
THE INFORMATION AGE: ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE |
| By: |
Manuel Castells |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405196866 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405196864 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2009 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Information Age Series 1 |
| Pages: |
656 |
| Description: |
A little over a decade since its first publication, the hypotheses set out in Manuel Castells' groundbreaking trilogy have largely been verified. In a substantial new preface to the first volume in the series, Castells demonstrates, in the light of major world trends, how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. |
| Synopsis: |
This first book in Castells' groundbreaking trilogy, with a substantial new preface, highlights the economic and social dynamics of the information age and shows how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. * Groundbreaking volume on the impact of the age of information on all aspects of society* Includes coverage of the influence of the internet and the net-economy* Describes the accelerating pace of innovation and social transformation* Based on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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