The Rise of the Network Society: With a New Preface, Volume I, Second edition With a new preface

Copyright © 2010 Manuel Castells

The Rise of the Network Society: With a New Preface, Volume I, Second edition With a new preface

Author(s): Manuel Castells

Published Online: 27 JAN 2010

Print ISBN: 9781405196864

Online ISBN: 9781444319514

DOI: 10.1002/9781444319514

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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

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–lvii)

    2. Prologue: The Net and the Self (pages 1–27)

    3. Chapter 1

      The Information Technology Revolution (pages 28–76)

    4. Chapter 2

      The New Economy: Informationalism, Globalization, Networking (pages 77–162)

    5. Chapter 3

      The Network Enterprise: The Culture, Institutions, and Organizations of the Informational Economy (pages 163–215)

    6. Chapter 4

      The Transformation of Work and Employment: Networkers, Jobless, and Flex-Timers (pages 216–354)

    7. 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)

    8. Chapter 6

      The Space of Flows (pages 407–459)

    9. Chapter 7

      The Edge of Forever: Timeless Time (pages 460–499)

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      Conclusion: The Network Society (pages 500–509)

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      Summary of the Contents of Volumes II and III (pages 510–511)

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      Bibliography (pages 512–565)

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      Index (pages 566–597)

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