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
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.
Based on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe,
Castells formulates a systematic theory of the information society
and details the new social and economic developments brought by the
Internet and the 'new economy.'
Ausstattung/Bilder: 2nd anniversary ed. 2009. 656 p. w. figs. and maps.
Information Age Series
Best.Nr. des Verlages: 1A405196860
Englisch
Abmessung: 231mm x 153mm x 32mm
Gewicht: 826g
ISBN-13: 9781405196864
ISBN-10: 1405196866
Best.Nr.: 26841209
Reviews of the Second Edition:
"We live today in a period of intense and puzzling transformation, signalling perhaps a move beyond the industrial era altogether. Yet where are the great sociological works that chart this transition? Hence the importance of Manuel Castells' multivolume work, in which he seeks to chart the social and economic dynamics of the information age . . . [It] is bound to be a major reference source for years to come." (Anthony Giddens, The Times Higher Education Supplement)
"Adam Smith explained how capitalism worked, and Karl Marx explained why it didn't. Now the social and economic relations of the Information Age have been captured by Manuel Castells." (Wall Street Journal)
"So far, the person who has straddled the world of social theory and Silicon Valley most successfully is Manuel Castells. Castells enjoys a growing reputation as the first significant philosopher of cyberspace." (The Economist)
"A must-read." (Wired)
"This book goes a considerable way to helping us make sense of today's global information economy and our place in it." (Financial Times)
Reviews of the Second Edition: "We live today in a period of intense and puzzling transformation, signalling perhaps a move beyond the industrial era altogether. Yet where are the great sociological works that chart this transition? Hence the importance of Manuel Castells' multivolume work, in which he seeks to chart the social and economic dynamics of the information age ... [It] is bound to be a major reference source for years to come." (Anthony Giddens, The Times Higher Education Supplement ) "Adam Smith explained how capitalism worked, and Karl Marx explained why it didn't. Now the social and economic relations of the Information Age have been captured by Manuel Castells." ( Wall Street Journal ) "So far, the person who has straddled the world of social theory and Silicon Valley most successfully is Manuel Castells. Castells enjoys a growing reputation as the first significant philosopher of cyberspace." ( The Economist ) "A must-read." ( Wired ) "This book goes a considerable way to helping us make sense of today's global information economy and our place in it." ( Financial Times )
Dr. mult. h.c. Manuel Castells, geboren 1942, ist Professor für Stadt- und Regionalplanung und Professor für Soziologie an der University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments 2000. Acknowledgments 1996. Preface to the 2010 Edition of The Rise of the Network Society. Prologue: the Net and the Self. 1 The Information Technology Revolution. 2 The New Economy: Informationalism, Globalization, Networking. 3 The Network Enterprise: the Culture, Institutions, and Organizations of the Informational Economy. 4 The Transformation of Work and Employment: Networkers, Jobless, and Flex-timers. 5 The Culture of Real Virtuality: the Integration of Electronic Communication, the End of the Mass Audience, and the Rise of Interactive Networks. 6 The Space of Flows. 7 The Edge of Forever: Timeless Time. Conclusion: the Network Society. Summary of the Contents of Volumes II and III. Bibliography. Index.
