TY - BOOK AU - Castells,Manuel TI - The rise of the network society T2 - Information age : economy, society, and culture SN - 9781405196864 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 303.4833 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Information technology KW - Economic aspects KW - BUEsh KW - Information society KW - Information networks KW - Technology and civilization KW - COMAME KW - November2018 KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue: the net and the self -- The information technology revolution -- The new economy: informationalism, globalization, networking -- The network enterprise: the culture, institutions, and organizations of the informational economy -- The transformation of work and employment: networkers, jobless, and flex-timers -- The culture of real virtuality: the integration of electronic communication, the end of the mass audience, and the rise of interactive networks -- The space of flows -- The egde of forever: timeless time -- Conclusion: the network society N2 - 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 UR - http://bvbm2.bib-bvb.de:8993/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017993589&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ER -