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.
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
Weiterführende Informationen
Serie / Reihe: The Information Age 1
Personen: Castells, Manuel
Standort: RÜD
MR 7300 C348-a (2)
Castells, Manuel ¬[Verfasser]:
The rise of the network society / Manuel Castells. - 2. edition. - Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - LVII, 597 Seiten : graphische Darstellungen. - (The Information Age; 1)
ISBN 978-1-4051-9686-4 Broschur : EUR 38.90
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