The information age : economy, society, and culture. 2. The power of identity
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSOCIAL MOVEMENTSINFORMATION SOCIETY

The information age : economy, society, and culture. 2. The power of identity

by Manuel Castells

Publisher
Blackwell
Pages
461
Language
English
Published
1997

Overview

This is an account of the two great and conflicting trends now shaping the world: globalization and identity. The information technology revolution and the restructuring of capitalism have induced the network society, and ushered in the globalization of strategic economic activities, flexibility and instability of work, and a culture of real virtuality. But, alongside the transformation of capitalism and the demise of statism, there has been a powerful surge of expressions of collective identity. These challenge globalization on behalf of cultural singularity and control over life and environment.

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