Culture in Networks by Paul Mclean

Culture in Networks by Paul Mclean

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Culture in Networks by Paul Mclean

Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems.

"It doesn't get better than this: an accessible treatment of an exciting but often abstruse topic by a leading figure in the fieldFurther, it organizes a wide range of materials to make a strong and compelling case. A wonderful contribution."
John Levi Martin, University of Chicago

"This is a path-breaking book that brilliantly describes one of the most exciting intellectual developments in the contemporary human sciences – the melding of network science with the study of culture. McLean tackles this complex topic with clarity and precision, providing both a comprehensive review of the field and a coherent theoretical synthesis."
John Mohr, University of California, Santa Barbara

"[T]his book, which beautifully blends the complex topics of cultural sociology and social network analysis... is written as both an informative exploration of the intersection between social networks and the study of culture, and a hopeful plea for the empirically rich exploration of 'network culture(s)' using both qualitative and quantitative methods.... Scholars and students looking for a book that will challenge them to engage with alternative approaches to the study of networks and culture will benefit from the combination of detailed inquiry and open-ended questions."
Information, Communication and Society

Paul McLean is Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University.
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ISBN 13 9780745687179
ISBN 10 0745687172
Title Culture in Networks
Author Paul Mclean
Series Cultural Sociology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2016-10-14
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.