End of Millennium
Title | End of Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2010-01-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781444323443 |
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
Title | End of Millennium PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 1998-02-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781557868725 |
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
Title | End of Millennium, Volume III: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 2000-08-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780631221395 |
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
Title | The Information Age PDF eBook |
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Pages | 448 |
Release | 2008 |
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“The” Information Age
Title | “The” Information Age PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
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Pages | 448 |
Release | 2010 |
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The Power of Identity
Title | The Power of Identity PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 2003-10-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781405107136 |
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
Title | The Rise of the Network Society PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Castells |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2011-08-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1444356313 |
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