The rise of the network society / Manuel Castells.
"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 soci...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Malden, Mass. :
Blackwell Publishers,
2000.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Castells, Manuel, 1942- Information age
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| Online Access: | Wiley Online Library |
Table of Contents:
- The information technology revolution
- The new economy: informationalism, globalization, networking
- The network enterprise: the culture, institutions, and organizations of the informational economy
- The transformation of work and employment: networkers, jobless, and flex-timers
- The culture of real virtuality: the integration of electronic communication, the end of the mass audience, and the rise of interactive networks
- The space of flows
- The edge of forever: timeless time
- Conclusion: the network society.