The Power of Identity Paperback / softback
by Manuel (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA) Castells
Part of the Information Age Series series
Paperback / softback
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 worldApplies Castells’ hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the worldA brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the worldAnalyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movementThrows new light on the dynamics of global and local change
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:27/11/2009
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- ISBN:9781405196871
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:27/11/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405196871
