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Information Age: Rise of the Network Society v.1: Economy, Society and Culture: Rise of the Network Society Vol 1 (The information age: economy, society & culture) (Paperback)

by Manuel Castells (Author) "Gradualism," wrote paleontologist Stephen J. Gould, "the idea that all change must be smooth, slow, and steady, was never read from the rocks ..." (more)

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Paperback: 481 pages
Publisher: WileyBlackwell (28 Sep 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1557866171
ISBN-13: 978-1557866172
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm

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"So what is one to make of this magnificent throwback, Manuel Castells, this Voltaire of the information age, who has ventured a three–volume systemic account of our postmodern civilization under the title The Information Age? What do we make of a scholar who, rather than running from this confounding epoch′s complexities, embraces them, insisting scholarly analysis can still root itself in reason, in meaningful social action and in transformative politics?" Benjamin Barber, Los Angeles Times .

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So far, the person who has straddled the world of social theory and Silicon Valley most successfully is Manuel Castells. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars The academic to end all academics..., 20 Nov 2000

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This review is from: The Rise of the Network Society: Economy, Society and Culture v.1: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Vol 1 (Paperback)

Grading and reviewing this work is really a matter of the point of view. In one sense it is the definitive reference of the concepts for "the new economy", "the digital economy", "the network economy" and all other versions. It is a truly solid academic work - far removed from the comparatively trivial business/management literature such as "10 new rules...", "Net Worth", "Blur", "Blown to Bits" and at least 20 more of the same. My critique of this work is not so much the content or even the message, but the fact that never have I encountered such a successfull attempt to hide an important message behind the most extreme forms of complicated language. In fact I admit to not having understood large parts of what is written - although I am quite used to reading all kinds of dense and obfuscated academic and technical work. I am sure that most people having read it, cannot honestly say that they have understood it. For a reasonably bright MBA, this book covers at least one term of full time study - then you may understand it. It does not read like a book! It needs study, discussion, research and so on to be fully understood. Nevertheless it is in many ways a must read for the enlightened person in this new age - and I am sure that it will be heavily referenced and built upon the coming decades. Few works today will have validity in 10 years - this will. So if you are looking for a research subject and are willing to spend a few full time months penetrating this material - this is the book for you. Do not, as I mistakenly did, pick it up and expect a slightly more rigorous presentation of the theories presented in popular mangagement litterature. A typical (not the worst...) passage is: "The space of flows is the material organization of time-sharing social practices that work through flows." - not completetly incomprehensible, but after 480 tightly packed pages it tends to be a bit too much. There are more readable ways to present even stringent theories - that is why the rating is so low. The subject and message is too important to be lost in the authors over-complex script.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book I have day-dreamed about writing..., 27 Mar 2005

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"I am convinced that Castell's work is the most illuminating, imaginative and intellectually rigorous account of the major features and dynamics of the world today." [Prof. F Webster; Theories of the Information Society, 2nd Edition; Pg.97]

"Adam Smith explained how capitalism worked and Karl Marx explained why it didn't. Now the social and economic relations of the Information Age have been captured by Manuel Castells." [GP Zachary; Wall Street Journal ; 1 October 1998]

PS: I disagree with the other reviewer re. it's style and content. It is not difficult to read.

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