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The Power or Identity, Second Edition with a New Preface Edition, with a Edition
Contributor(s): Castells, Manuel (Author)

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 ISBN: 1405196874     ISBN-13: 9781405196871
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $47.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 303.484
LCCN: 2009030162
Series: Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture
Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.32" W x 9" L (1.82 lbs) 592 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 138
 
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Publisher Description:
In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy.
  • Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world
  • Applies Castells' hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world
  • A brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world
  • Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement
  • Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change
 
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