By Manuel Castells

ISBN-10: 1405196874

ISBN-13: 9781405196871

ISBN-10: 1557868735

ISBN-13: 9781557868732

during this moment quantity of The info Age trilogy, with an in depth new preface following the new worldwide monetary challenge, Manuel Castells offers with the social, political, and cultural dynamics linked to the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the financial system.

  • Extensive new preface examines how dramatic fresh occasions have reworked the socio-political panorama of our world
  • Applies Castells’ hypotheses to modern concerns equivalent to Al Qaeda and international terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the drawback of political legitimacy during the world
  • A very good account of social, cultural, and political clash and fight everywhere in the world
  • Analyzes the significance of cultural, spiritual, and nationwide id as assets of that means for individuals, and its implications for social movement
  • Throws new gentle at the dynamics of world and native change

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