13 Great Books on the Post-industrial Society

From Tropics of Meta, "In the years since, economists, sociologists, and historians have all wrestled with the implications of the diminishing importance of manufacturing within the most developed nations, such as the United States. Actual production of goods has hardly declined, of course; automation has allowed American factories to produce more stuff with less labor, while outsourcing has simply shifted a good deal of production to the parts of the world with the lowest wages and least regulations. While this new economic configuration has been given a variety of labels (post-industrial, service, information), the approaches scholars have taken to studying it have been even more numerous." Site: https://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/13-great-books-on-the-post-industrial-society/

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1	The post-industrial society. Tomorrow's social history: classes, conflicts and culture in the programmed society by Alain Touraine 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Condition of Postmodernity: An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change by David Harvey 4.17 avg rating — 2,321 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Informational City: Economic Restructuring and Urban Development by Manuel Castells 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Empire by Michael Hardt 3.77 avg rating — 2,505 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting by Daniel Bell 3.63 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Silicon Landscapes by Peter Geoffrey Hall 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940 by John M. Findlay 3.90 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Inventing Ourselves Out of Jobs?: America's Debate Over Technological Unemployment, 1929-1981 by Amy Sue Bix it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Capital Moves: RCA's Seventy-Year Quest for Cheap Labor by Jefferson R. Cowie 3.79 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class by Jefferson R. Cowie 4.11 avg rating — 965 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley by Margaret O'Mara 3.81 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom by Yochai Benkler 3.96 avg rating — 1,696 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Transcending Capitalism: Visions of a New Society in Modern American Thought by Howard Brick 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars