The Rise Of The Network Society With A New Preface Volume I Second Edition With A New Preface Manuel Castellsauth by Manuel Castells(auth.) 9781405196864, 9781444319514, 1405196866, 1444319515 instant download after payment.

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

Content:
Chapter 1 The Information Technology Revolution (pages 28–76):
Chapter 2 The New Economy: Informationalism, Globalization, Networking (pages 77–162):
Chapter 3 The Network Enterprise: The Culture, Institutions, and Organizations of the Informational Economy (pages 163–215):
Chapter 4 The Transformation of Work and Employment: Networkers, Jobless, and Flex?Timers (pages 216–354):
Chapter 5 The Culture of Real Virtuality: The Integration of Electronic Communication, the End of the Mass Audience, and the Rise of Interactive Networks (pages 355–406):
Chapter 6 The Space of Flows (pages 407–459):
Chapter 7 The Edge of Forever: Timeless Time (pages 460–499):