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Manuel Castells

ISBN: 978-0-745-63277-3

January 2006

Polity

272 pages

Description
  • First in-depth study of Manuell Castells pioneering work
  • Traces Castells thought from his work on urban change in the 1970s to his recent theories of global social transformations
  • Distills the central ideas in Castells work into an accessible and concise introduction for undergraduate students
  • Explores Castells writings on the network society, informational capitalism and democracy in crisis
  • Provides a critical analysis of Castells thought in relation to ongoing debates about globalization
About the Author
Felix Stalder, University of Applied Arts Social Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
Features

  • First in-depth study of Manuell Castell’s pioneering work
  • Traces Castell’s thought form his work on urban change in the 1970’s to his recent theories of global social transformations

  • Distills the central ideas in Castell’s work into an accessible and concise introduction for undergraduate students
  • Explores Castell’s writings on the network society, informational capitalism and democracy in crisis
  • Provides a critical analysis of Castell’s thought in relation to ongoing debates about globalization