The Rise Of The Network Society: The Information Age

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. <ul> <li>Groundbreaking volume on the impact of the age of information on all aspects of society</li> <li>Includes coverage of the influence of the internet and the net-economy</li> <li>Describes the accelerating pace of innovation and social transformation</li> <li>Based on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe</li> </ul>