Title The Internet galaxy : reflections on the Internet, business, and society / Manuel Castells

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : maps Series Social theory. Contents Opening : the network is the message -- 1. Lessons from the history of the Internet -- 2. The culture of the Internet -- 3. E-business and the new economy -- 4. Virtual communities or network society? -- 5. The politics of the Internet I : computer networks, civil society, and the state -- 6. The politics of the Internet II : privacy and liberty in cyberspace -- 7. Multimedia and the Internet : the hypertext beyond convergence -- 8. The geography of the Internet : networked places -- 9. The digital divide in a global perspective -- Conclusion : the challenges of the network society Summary Castells helps us understand how the Internet came into being and how it is affecting every area of human life. This guide reveals the Internet's huge capacity to liberate, but also its possibility to exclude those who do not have access to it Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2023. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Information technology -- Economic aspects Information technology -- Social aspects Information society. Internet. Internet -- Social aspects. Cyberspace -- Social aspects Internet literacy. Internet Internet. Internet. Société de l'information. Commerce électronique. Internet -- Social aspects Internet literacy Cyberspace -- Social aspects Information society Information technology -- Economic aspects Information technology -- Social aspects Internet Informationsgesellschaft Internet Internetökonomie Wirtschaft Informatiemaatschappij. Internet. Internationalisatie. Sociale verandering. Internet. economic implication. social implication. information technology. electronic network. business. commerce. retail trade. innovation. social change. social movement. political aspect. privacy. geographic distribution. regional disparity. Information technology -- Economic aspects. Information technology -- Social aspects. Information society. Internet. Internet. conséquences économiques. conséquences sociales. technologie de l'information. réseau électronique. affaires. commerce. commerce de détail. innovation. changement social. mouvement social. aspect politique. vie privée. distribution géographique. disparité régionale. Internet. consecuencias económicas. consecuencias sociales. tecnología de la información. red electrónica. negocios. comercio. comercio minorista. innovación. cambio social. movimiento social. aspecto político. vida privada. distribución geográfica. desigualdad regional. Form Electronic book ISBN 019169827X 9780191698279

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