false 687920 5 The Web has been with us for less than a decade. The popular and commercial diffusion of the Internet has been extraordinary - instigating and enabling changes in virtually every area of human activity and society. We have new systems of communication, new businesses, new media and sources of information, new forms of political and cultural expression, new forms of teaching and learning, and new communities. But how much do we know about the Internet - its history, its technology, its culture, and its uses? What are its implications for the business world and society at large? The diffusion has been so rapid that it has outpaced the capacity for well-grounded analysis. Soem say everything will change, others that little will change. Manuel Castells is widely regarded as the leading analyst of the Information Age and the Network Society. In addition to his academic work, he acts as adviser at the highest international levels. In this short, accessible, and informative book, he brings his experience and knowledge to bear on the Internet Galaxy. How did it all begin? What are the cultures that make up and contest the Internet? How is it shaping the new business organization and re-shaping older business organizations? What are the realities of the digital divide? How has the Internet affected social and cultural organization, political participation and communication, and urban living? These are just some of the questions addressed in this much needed book. Castells avoids any predictions or prescriptions - there have been enough of those - but instead draws on an extraordinary range of detailed evidence and research to describe what is happening, and to help us understand how the Internet has become the medium of the new network society. 674276 2001 The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society total:35|5:6|4:10|3:8|2:10|1:1| 35 115 52 4 5 0 true false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Sep 19 14:00:37 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 15:15:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 09:25:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:25:58 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Aug 22 13:29:58 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 13:30:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 01 20:28:48 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 20:28:48 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 12:47:17 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:47:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 09:50:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 09:50:34 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 22:50:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 22:51:13 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 15:14:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 15:14:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 13:57:26 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 13:57:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 21 11:45:05 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:45:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 16:07:23 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 16:07:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 16:58:43 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 16:58:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:52:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 00:52:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 21:20:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 21:20:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 20:41:52 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 20:41:57 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 02 14:45:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 15:03:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:31:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 00:31:55 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 26 09:04:52 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 09:04:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Sep 26 21:07:50 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 21:07:54 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Sep 07 12:37:55 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 17 10:06:21 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 07 12:37:55 -0700 2009