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- catalog abstract ""Popular opinion suggests that information has become a distinguishing feature of the modern world. Where once economies were built on industry and conquest, we are now instead said to be part of a global information economy. In the first edition of Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster set out to make sense of the information explosion, taking a sceptical look at what thinkers mean when they refer to the information society, and critically examining all the major post-war theories and approaches to informational development. In this new and thoroughly revised edition the author brings his study right up to date both with new theoretical work and with social and technological changes - such as the rapid growth of the Internet and accelerated globalisation - and reassesses the work of key theorists in light of these changes." "This book will be essential reading for students of contemporary social theory and anybody interested in social and technological change in the post-war era."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12545791.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Popular opinion suggests that information has become a distinguishing feature of the modern world. Where once economies were built on industry and conquest, we are now instead said to be part of a global information economy. In the first edition of Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster set out to make sense of the information explosion, taking a sceptical look at what thinkers mean when they refer to the information society, and critically examining all the major post-war theories and approaches to informational development. In this new and thoroughly revised edition the author brings his study right up to date both with new theoretical work and with social and technological changes - such as the rapid growth of the Internet and accelerated globalisation - and reassesses the work of key theorists in light of these changes." "This book will be essential reading for students of contemporary social theory and anybody interested in social and technological change in the post-war era."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-298) and index.".
- catalog description "The idea of an information society -- The information society as post-industrialism : Daniel Bell -- Information, restructuring and globalisation -- Information capitalism : Manuel Castells -- Information and advanced capitalism : Herbert Schiller -- Information management and manipulation : Jürgen Habermas and the concept of the public sphere -- Information, reflexivity and surveillance : Anthony Giddens -- Information, postmodernism and postmodernity -- Conclusion : is there an information society?".
- catalog extent "304 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415282004".
- catalog identifier "0415282012 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "International library of sociology".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "302.2 21".
- catalog subject "Communication Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Communication Technological innovations.".
- catalog subject "HM1206 .W43 2002".
- catalog subject "Information policy.".
- catalog subject "Information society.".
- catalog subject "Information technology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The idea of an information society -- The information society as post-industrialism : Daniel Bell -- Information, restructuring and globalisation -- Information capitalism : Manuel Castells -- Information and advanced capitalism : Herbert Schiller -- Information management and manipulation : Jürgen Habermas and the concept of the public sphere -- Information, reflexivity and surveillance : Anthony Giddens -- Information, postmodernism and postmodernity -- Conclusion : is there an information society?".
- catalog title "Theories of the information society / Frank Webster.".
- catalog type "text".