The Rise of the Network SocietyJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011 M08 24 - 656 pages 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.
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Contents
1975 | |
1993 | |
Informationalism Globalization Networking | |
the Culture Institutions and Organizations | |
Networkers Jobless | |
Is There a Global Labor Force? | |
Methodological Note and Statistical References for the Analysis | |
the Integration of Electronic | |
and Virtual Communities | |
The Space of Flows | |
Timeless Time | |
the Network Society | |
Summary of the Contents of Volumes II and III | |
Other editions - View all
The Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and ... Manuel Castells No preview available - 2010 |
The Rise of the Network Society, With a New Preface: The ..., Volume 1 Manuel Castells No preview available - 2009 |
The Rise of The Network Society: The Information Age: Economy ..., Volume 1 Manuel Castells No preview available - 2000 |
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