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This text covers the economic and social dynamics of the information age. It aims to formulate a systematic theory of the information society which takes account of the fundamental effects of information technology on the contemporary world.
Sommario
From the contents:
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Acknowledgements 2000.
Acknowledgements 1996.
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 Flextimers.
5. The Culture of Real Virtuality: The Integration of Electronic Communication, The End of The Mass.
6. The Space of Flows.
7. The Edge of Forever: Timeless Time.
Conclusion: The Network Society.
Summary of Contents of Volumes II and III.
Bibliography.
Index.
Relazione
"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)
