Castells, Manuel,

The rise of the network society/ Manuel Castells. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - lvii, 597 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Prologue: the net and the self -- The information technology revolution -- The new economy: informationalism, globalization, networking -- The network enterprise: the culture, institutions, and organizations of the informational economy -- The transformation of work and employment: networkers, jobless, and flex-timers -- The culture of real virtuality: the integration of electronic communication, the end of the mass audience, and the rise of interactive networks -- The space of flows -- The egde of forever: timeless time -- Conclusion: the network society.

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Information technology--Economic aspects.
Information society.
Information networks.
Technology and civilization.

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