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Manuel Castells: The Theory of the Network Society (Key Contemporary Thinkers) - Softcover

Stalder, Dr Felix

 
9780745632773: Manuel Castells: The Theory of the Network Society (Key Contemporary Thinkers)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0745632777 ISBN 13: 9780745632773
Verlag: Polity, 2006

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The book serves as both an excellent introduction to Manuel Castells's wide-ranging theories and an innovative critique which contributes to ongoing debates in the field. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars in sociology, politics, geography and the social sciences generally.

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Felix Stalder, University of Applied Arts Social Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland

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Manuel Castells highly-acclaimed trilogy, The Information Age, represents the most comprehensive attempt to develop a coherent social theory of the present day. From his early, groundbreaking work on urban change and social movements, to his current work on the social transformations in a globalized
world based on the use of new communication technologies, Castells has been at the forefront of contemporary debates for over three decades. At the heart of his theory lies the claim that we are witnessing a shift from vertically-integrated hierarchies to flexible, distributed networks which structure dominant social processes as well as the main challenges launched
against them. His scope, rigor and style have earned him favorable comparison with the great classics of sociology, particularly Max Weber.

This book provides the first complete study of Castells theory of the network society. It is a critical examination of his analysis of informational
capitalism', of global social movements as the source of new values, and of networked governance. Felix Stalder also provides an original and in-depth
account of the theory of the space of flows and of Castells particular notion of the character of informational networks. The book serves as both an
excellent introduction to Castells wide-ranging theories and an innovative critique which contributes to ongoing debates in the field.

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Manuel Castells highly-acclaimed trilogy, The Information Age, represents the most comprehensive attempt to develop a coherent social theory of the present day. From his early, groundbreaking work on urban change and social movements, to his current work on the social transformations in a globalized
world based on the use of new communication technologies, Castells has been at the forefront of contemporary debates for over three decades. At the heart of his theory lies the claim that we are witnessing a shift from vertically-integrated hierarchies to flexible, distributed networks which structure dominant social processes as well as the main challenges launched
against them. His scope, rigor and style have earned him favorable comparison with the great classics of sociology, particularly Max Weber.

This book provides the first complete study of Castells theory of the network society. It is a critical examination of his analysis of informational
capitalism', of global social movements as the source of new values, and of networked governance. Felix Stalder also provides an original and in-depth
account of the theory of the space of flows and of Castells particular notion of the character of informational networks. The book serves as both an
excellent introduction to Castells wide-ranging theories and an innovative critique which contributes to ongoing debates in the field.

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Verlag
Polity
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0745632777
ISBN 13 
9780745632773
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
266
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