The Rise of the Network Society, With a New Preface: Volume I: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (Information Age Series)

625 Pages·2010·9.58 MB·English

by  Manuel Castells

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Contents
LisotfF iugres xii
LisotfT ables xiv
Prefatcoet he2 01E0d itioofTn hRei soeft hNee twoSrokci etxyv ii
Acknowledgme2n0t0s0 xlv
Acknowledgme1n9t9s6 Iv
Prologuteh:eN eta ndt heS elf 1
Techno,Sl oocgiyaentHdyi ,s toCrhiacnagle 5
InformaitsimI,on ndtaurlsia,Cl aipsimt,aS ltiastmism:
ModeosfD evelopamnMedon dte osfP roductio1n3
Infoartmionaanlcdia spmi tpaelriesstt roika 18
The iSnte hlIefn formaStoiiceotnya l 21
A Wor0dn M ethod 25
1 TheI nformatTieocnh nolyo Rgevolution 28
WhicRhe volnu?t io 28
Lessfornotsmh Ien dusRtervioallu tion 33
ThHei stoSreiqcuaeolnf tc heIe n formTaetcihonno logy
Revolution 38
Micrgoi-neenemraicnrcgoh -anegleesc: tarnodn ics
inofrmation 39
Thcer eatfti hoInen ternet 45
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viii CONTENTS
Netwotrekc lhongoaineds percvoamstpiiuvneg 51
The1 907st'e chongoidlciavli de 53
Technloogoifle isf e 54
Soccioanlt aenxtdth d ey namoiftc esc lhongoicchaaln g5e9
ModeAlcst,o arnsSd,i toefts h Ien formTaetcihonno logy
Revolution 61
ThIen formTaetcihonnoP laorgayd igm 69
2 TheN ew Econoym:I nformatiiosnmaG,ll obalization,
Networking 77
ProcdtuivCiotmyp,e titainvtdeh nIeen sfso,r mational
Economy 78
Thper ocdtuievnigitmya 78
Isk nowledgep-rboadsiuevycdis t tpceiiftco t he
inofrmatieocnoanlo my? 80
Inofrmatioannacdla ipsimt parliosdimuv,cia ttnyd
priotfayb ilit 94
Theh istosrpiefcciciaiotlfyi nofrmationalism9 9
TheG lobEaclo noSmtyr:u cDtyunraem,ai ncGdse ,n esi1s0 1
Globfnaialn cmiaarlk ets 120
Globaliozfma atrikofeornt sg oaondsdse rvices:
growatnhtd r aonrsmfatoifio nnt erntartaidoen1 a0l6
Glolbiatziavoenr rseugsi onalization 101
Thien ternatiofpn raoldiuzcamttutiilioonnna :t ional
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corporaantidin otnesr npartoidouncatli on
networks 116
Inofrmatpiroondaulac tnsideo lne gcltoibvael oifz ation
scieannctdee clhongoy 142
Globlaalb or? 130
Thgee omreyot ft hgel oebaclo n:os meygmeanntds
networks 132
Thpeo lietciocnaoolmfg yl ozbatailoicna:p italist
restriuncigtn,ouf rrmattieocnhg nyoa,ln osdt ate
policies 153
ThNee wE conomy 147
3 TheN etworEkn terprtihseeC :u lturIen,s titutainodn s,
Organizatoifot nhseI nformatiEocnoanlo ym 163
OrganizTartaijoencaitlnto hrReie esst rucotfu ring
Capitaanlidin ts hmTe r ansfirtoimo n
IndustrtioI anlfiosirmom naatlism 146
CONTENTS ix
Fromma spsr oducttofi 7oenxp irboldeu ction 166
Smabluls iannetdsh sce r iosfti hsle a rcgoer ptoinro:a
mytahn rde ality 176
"Totyiosmma"n:ga eemn-tworckooepre ration,
multuinfctiloanbatolor t,qa ullai ctoyrn o,tal nd
reducotfui nocnae irynt t 196
Intierrnm-e ftwionrgk 127
Corposrtartaeat lelgiiacn ces 147
Thheo irzonctoarlp oraantgdil oonbb uasli ness
networks 167
Thcer iosfti hsve e rtciocraplo rmaotdiaeonlntd h rei se
ofb usinneetswso rks 187
Networtkhinene gt wotrhkes :Cm iosdceol 180
InformTaetcihonno alnotdgh Nyee twoErnkt erpris1e48
CulrteIu,n isttiount,sa nEdc oncoO mriganizEaatsito n:
AsainB usiNneetswso rks 188
A typloogoyfE asAts ibauns inneetswso rks 198
Japan 190
Korea 191
China 193
Cultourrgea,n izaantidin osntsi,tA ustiibaounns si:n ess
netwoarnktdsh d ee velopsmteanttea l 195
MutlniatiEonntapelrsr ieTsr,a nisnonaaClto rpor,a tions
anIdn teiornnaNalet tworks 206
ThSep iorfIi ntf oirnomaaltism 210
4 TheT ransformaotfiW oonr ka ndE mployment:
NetworkeJrosb,l esasn,dF lex-timers 216
ThHei storEivcoallu otfEi mopnl oyamnedn t
OccupatSitornuacltA udrvea niCcnae ptdia list
Counitetrsh:Ge - 71,29 0-2005 217
Post-tirnidautlshisese mr,ve iccooemn ya,n tdh e
inofrmaticoinyea tl so 218
Thter aonrsmfatoifeo mnp loysmterunurtce t,
1290-9107a n1d 790-9190 224
Thnee wo ccupasttirouncatlu re 232
Thmea turoiftn hgie no frmatsicooineatly :
employpmreonjte citnittoohtn ews e nitrys-tf
century 237
Sumnmgiu pt:h eev oluotfeim opnl oysmternutc ture
anidt ism plicfaort ciaoo mnpsa raantyaislvoiefs
thieno frmatsicooineatly 243
X CONTTESN
ITsh earG el obLaalbF oorr ?c e 247
ThWeo rPkr ocients hsIe n formaPtairoandailg m 255
ThEef feocfIt nsf ormTaetcihonno olnEo mgpyl oyment:
Towaar dJ obSloecsise ty? 267
Worakn tdh Ien fmoartioDniavliF dlee:x -timers2 81
InformTaetcihonno alnotdgh Ryee strucotfu ring
CapitalR-eLlaabtoSiroo cnDisuaa:ll iosrm
FragnmteeSdo ecti?i es 296
AppenAd:Si txa tiTsatbilfceoaCsrlh ap4t er 303
AppenBd:Mi ext hodolNoogtaienc Sdat la tistical
References 338
5 TheC ultuorfeR eaVli rtuya:l ittIhnet egratoifo n
ElectroCnoimcm unicatitohneE, n do ft heM ass
Audiencaen,d t heR isoef I nteracNteitvweo rks 355
Frotmh Geu tenGbaelragx y MtcoL uthGhaaenl atxhye:
RisoefM asMse diCau lture 358
ThNee wM ediaan tdh Dei versioffMi acsaAstu idoine n3c6e5
Computer-mCeodmimautneidcI antsitoint,u tional
ContrSooclNi,ea tlw oarnkVdsi ,r tCuoamlm unit3i7es1
ThMei nistteyo:llr 'eettla' ta mour 327
ThIen tecronneeslttl ation 357
Thien tersacociteitvye 385
TheG ranFdu siMounl:t imaesSd yimab oElnivci ronm3e9n4t
TheC ultoufRr eeaV li rtuality 403
6 TheS pacoef F lows 407
AdvanSceerdv Iincfeosr,m Faltoiwaosnn,td h Gel obal
City 409
ThNee wI ndusStpraicael 417
EveryLdiafiynet hEel ectCrootntitachg Eeen :do fC iite?s 424
ThTer ansforomfUa rtbiaFonon r m:I ntfhoer mational
City 429
Amreiclaa'sssut b urfobrnatni er 429
Thef daincgh arofmE uropceiatni es 431
Thimridl lenunbriazunamit imoeng:a -cities 434
TheS ocTihaelo orfSy p aacnetd h Teh eoorfty h Sep ace
of Flows 440
ThAer chitoeftc htEeun rdoe fH istory 448
SpaocfFe l oawnsSd p aocfPe l aces 453