The Information Society Reader by With Raimo Blom

The Information Society Reader by With Raimo Blom

There has been much debate over the idea of 'the information society'. Some thinkers have argued that information is becoming the key ordering principle in society, whereas others suggest that the rise of information has been overstated. Whatever the case, it cannot be denied that 'informization' has produced vast changes in advanced societies. The Information Society Reader pulls together the main contributions to this debate from some of the key figures in the field. Major topics addressed include: * post-industrialism * surveillance * transformations * the network society * democracy * digital divisions * virtual relations. With a comprehensive introduction from Frank Webster, selections from Manuel Castells, Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault and Christopher Lasch amongst others, and section introductions contextualising the readings, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and academics studying contemporary society and all things cyber.

Frank Webster is Professor of Sociology at City University, London. He is author of Theories of the Information Society, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2002).

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ISBN 13	9780415319287
ISBN 10	0415319285
Titre	The Information Society Reader
Auteur	With Raimo Blom
Série	Routledge Student Readers
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Année de publication	2003-11-27
Nombre de pages	464
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