Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781444323443
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy, with a substantialnew preface, is devoted to processes of global social changeinduced by the transition from the old industrial society to theemerging global network society. Explains why China, rather than Japan, is the economic andpolitical actor that is revolutionizing the global system Reflects on the contradictions of European unification,proposing the concept of the network state Substantial new preface assesses the validity of thetheoretical construction presented in the conclusion of thetrilogy, proposing some conceptual modifications in light of theobserved experience
End of Millennium
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781444323443
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy, with a substantialnew preface, is devoted to processes of global social changeinduced by the transition from the old industrial society to theemerging global network society. Explains why China, rather than Japan, is the economic andpolitical actor that is revolutionizing the global system Reflects on the contradictions of European unification,proposing the concept of the network state Substantial new preface assesses the validity of thetheoretical construction presented in the conclusion of thetrilogy, proposing some conceptual modifications in light of theobserved experience
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781444323443
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy, with a substantialnew preface, is devoted to processes of global social changeinduced by the transition from the old industrial society to theemerging global network society. Explains why China, rather than Japan, is the economic andpolitical actor that is revolutionizing the global system Reflects on the contradictions of European unification,proposing the concept of the network state Substantial new preface assesses the validity of thetheoretical construction presented in the conclusion of thetrilogy, proposing some conceptual modifications in light of theobserved experience
End of Millennium
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781557868725
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy is devoted to processes of global social change induced by interaction between networks and identity.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781557868725
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy is devoted to processes of global social change induced by interaction between networks and identity.
End of Millennium, Volume III: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631221395
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy is devoted to processes of global social change induced by interaction between networks and identity.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631221395
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy is devoted to processes of global social change induced by interaction between networks and identity.
The Information Age
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Languages : en
Pages : 448
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“The” Information Age
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Open Varieties of Capitalism
Author: U. Becker
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023024081X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Presenting capitalisms as open, system-like configurations, this book argues four ideal-typical varieties (liberal, statist, corporatist, meso-communitarian) and analyzes the socio-economic performances of advanced capitalisms.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023024081X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Presenting capitalisms as open, system-like configurations, this book argues four ideal-typical varieties (liberal, statist, corporatist, meso-communitarian) and analyzes the socio-economic performances of advanced capitalisms.
The Power of Identity
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405107136
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells trilogy The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. It deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. A brilliant account of social, cultural and political conflict and struggle all over the world. Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement. Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change. New sections have been added on Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, on the anti-globalization movement, American unilateralism and the conflicts of global governance, the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world and the theory of network states.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405107136
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells trilogy The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. It deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. A brilliant account of social, cultural and political conflict and struggle all over the world. Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement. Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change. New sections have been added on Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, on the anti-globalization movement, American unilateralism and the conflicts of global governance, the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world and the theory of network states.
The Rise of the Network Society
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444356313
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book 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 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
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444356313
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book 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 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
The Information Age, Volumes 1-3
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631215943
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1488
Book Description
The Information Age is a three volume investigation of contemporary global economic, political and social change. It is a work of outstanding penetration, originality and importance. The three volumes are now available to buy as an attractive boxed set.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631215943
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1488
Book Description
The Information Age is a three volume investigation of contemporary global economic, political and social change. It is a work of outstanding penetration, originality and importance. The three volumes are now available to buy as an attractive boxed set.
Communication Power
Author: Manuel Castells
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199681937
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events - the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War,the global environmental movement to preventclimate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a newtheory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199681937
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events - the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War,the global environmental movement to preventclimate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a newtheory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks.