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The Power of Identity: The Information Age - Economy, Society, and Culture (Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Power of IdentityIn this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy.
Full description- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published: 01 January 2010
- Format: Paperback 584 pages
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- Categories: Cultural Studies | Globalization | Sociology | Impact Of Science & Technology On Society
- ISBN 13: 9781405196871 ISBN 10: 1405196874
- Sales rank: 99,360
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Full description for The Power of Identity
In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. * Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world* Applies Castells' hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world* A brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world* Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement* Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change
