The Rise of the Network Society

by Manuel Castells

Ebook, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

303.48/33

Collection

Publication

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Description

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 societyIncludes coverage of the influence of the internet and the net-economyDescribes the accelerating pace of innovation and social transformationBased on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe

User reviews

LibraryThing member humdog
if you are going to a desert island and have to take only five books with you, please take this one. it is 10 years old, but it is an amazing summary and not yet out of date -- some of the stuff he wrote about time and flows, people have mostly not even thought about yet.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

lvii, 597 p.; 23 cm

Pages

lvii; 597

ISBN

9781405196864
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