The Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Rise of the Network Society 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.
Full description- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published: 02 October 2009
- Format: Paperback 656 pages
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- Categories: Cultural Studies | Media Studies | Sociology | Economics | Medicine | Impact Of Science & Technology On Society | Human Geography | Computing: General
- ISBN 13: 9781405196864 ISBN 10: 1405196866
- Sales rank: 77,758
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Full description for The Rise of the Network Society
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
