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Manuel Castells


Manuel Castells

Paperback by Stalder, Felix (University of Applied Arts Social Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland)

Manuel Castells

£18.99

ISBN:
9780745632773
Publication Date:
27 Jan 2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Polity Press
Pages:
272 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 - 18 May 2024
Manuel Castells

Description

First in-depth study of Manuell Castells pioneering work Traces Castells thought from his work on urban change in the 1970s to his recent theories of global social transformations Distills the central ideas in Castells work into an accessible and concise introduction for undergraduate students Explores Castells writings on the network society, informational capitalism and democracy in crisis Provides a critical analysis of Castells thought in relation to ongoing debates about globalization

Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Transformations of Base Lines Neo-Marxism and Renewal of Urban Sociology Technology and Social Change Informationalism Epistemology The Politics of Research Chapter Two: Production Post-Industrialism The Economic Crisis of the 1970s Internationalization of the Economy Global Financial Markets The Network Enterprise Individualisation of Labor Informational Capitalism: Critical Issues Chapter Three: Experience Social Movements as Subjects of History Social Movements Beyond the Local Social Movements and the Creation of Identity Two Case Studies Chapter Four: The Network State and Informational Politics The Theory of the State The Crisis of the Nation State Informational Politics The Reaffirmation of the State The Rise of the Network State? Power and Networks Chapter Five: Flows and Places Castells' Theory of Space The Space of Flows The Time of Flows Cities in the Space of Flows Chapter Six: The Logic of Networks What is a Network? Informational Networks The Network Logic Preeminence of Morphology over Action Conclusion Bibliography of Manuel Castells Books: Author or Main Author Books: Co-authored Books: Edited or Co-Edited Articles, Essays and Book Chapters Main Research Monographs, 1984 - 2004 Books on Manuel Castells References

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