The Rise of the Network Society
- ISBN-10
- 1444356313
- ISBN-13
- 9781444356311
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 656
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-24
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Manuel Castells
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
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Other editions
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- 2010
- 597 pages
- Paperback
- Wiley-Blackwell
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