The Power of Identity - Second Edition with New Preface (Paperback, 2nd Edition, with a New Preface)

In this second volume of "The Information Age" trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy.

Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our worldApplies Castells' hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the worldA brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the worldAnalyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movementThrows new light on the dynamics of global and local change

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	2010
Authors:	M Castells
Dimensions:	231 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	538
Edition:	2nd Edition, with a New Preface
ISBN-13:	978-1-4051-9687-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	1-4051-9687-4
Barcode:	9781405196871

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