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advanced media theory
Bourgeois Public Sphere
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Civil Society
Conferred
Contemporary Society
cybernetics theory
digital culture studies
digital divisions
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Face To Face
Follow
Good Life
Held
Information Society
Information Society Theorists
Informational Capitalism
Keynes
knowledge economy analysis
Micro-public Spheres
network society transformations
post-industrialism
Postwar
Public Sphere
qualitative social research
Scientific Management
Social Reproduction
sociology of technology
surveillance
Symbolic Analysts
Telecommunications
Timeless
USA
Violates
virtual relations
Virtual Sphere
Wo
Young Man

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415319270
  • Weight: 1020g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Nov 2003
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

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