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1、TheInformationAgeEconomy,Society,andCultureVolumeITheRiseoftheNetworkSociety"Welivetodayinaperiodofintenseandpuzzlingtransformation,signallingperhapsamovebeyondtheindustrialeraaltogether.Yetwherearethegreatsociologicalworksthatchartthistransition?HencetheimportanceofManuelCastells'mult
2、ivolumework,inwhichheseekstochartthesocialandeconomicdynamicsoftheinformationage...[It]isboundtobeamajorreferencesourceforyearstocome."(AnthonyGiddens,TheTimesHigherEducationSupplement)"Abriefreviewcannotdoitjustice.Nootherscholarhasapproachedthesubjectoftheinformationageinasengagingan
3、dinnovativeawayasthisauthor.Stronglyrecommendedforacademiclibraries."(Choice)Alittleoveradecadesinceitsfirstpublication,thehypothesessetoutinManuelCastells'groundbreakingtrilogyhavelargelybeenverified.Inasubstantialnewprefacetothefirstvolumeintheseries,Castellsdemonstrates,inthelightof
4、majorworldtrends,howthenetworksocietyhasnowfullyrisenonaglobalscale.Thebookdiscusseshowtheglobaleconomyisnowcharacterizedbythealmostinstantaneousflowandexchangeofinformation,capital,andculturalcommunication.Theseflowsorderandconditionbothconsumptionandproduction.Thenetworksthemselvesre
5、flectandcreatedistinctivecultures.Boththeyandthetraffictheycarryarelargelyoutsidenationalregulation.Ourdependenceonthenewmodesofinformationalflowgivestothoseinapositiontocontrolthemenormouspowertocontrolus.Themainpoliticalarenaisnowthemedia,andthemediaarenotpoliticallyanswerable.Basedo
6、nresearchintheUSA,Asia,LatinAmerica,andEurope,CastellsformulatesasystematictheoryoftheinformationsocietyanddetailsthenewsocialandeconomicdevelopmentsbroughtbytheInternetandthe"neweconomy."TableofContentsforVolumesIIandIIIofManuelCastells'TheInformationAge:Economy,Society,andCultureVolu
7、meII:ThePowerofIdentityOurWorld,ourLives1CommunalHeavens:IdentityandMeaningintheNetworkSociety2TheOtherFaceoftheEarth:SocialMovementsagainsttheNewGlobalOrder3TheGreeningoftheSelf:TheEnvironmentalMovement4TheEndofPatriarchalism:SocialMovements,Family,andSexualityintheInformationAge5Gl
