Castells, Manuel, 1942-

The power of identity / Manuel Castells. - Second edition, with a new preface. - xliv, 538 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - The information age: economy, society, and culture ; v. 2 . - Castells, Manuel, 1942- Information age v. 2. .

Originally published: 2004. With a new pref.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-511) and index.

Communal heavens: identity and meaning in the network society -- The other face of the earth: social movements against the new global order -- The greening of the self: the environmental movement -- The end of patriarchalism: social movements, family, and sexuality in the information age -- Globalization, identification, and the state: a powerless state or a network state? -- Informational politics and the crisis of democracy -- Conclusion: social change in the network society.

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Information society.
Social movements
Information technology--Social aspects.
Information technology--Political aspects
Identity (Philosophical concept)

HM851 / .C37 2010

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