Communication power / Manuel Castells.

By:

Castells, Manuel, 1942-

Material type:

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 574 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780199681938

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DDC classification:

302.23

Contents:

Ch. 1. Power in the network society -- Ch. 2. Communication in the digital age -- Ch. 3. Networks of mind and power -- Ch. 4. Programming communication networks: media politics, scandal politics, and the crisis of democracy -- Ch. 5. Reprogramming communication networks: social movements, insurgent politics, and the new public space -- Conclusion: Toward a communication theory of power.

Summary: Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events’¢Î—Î”the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War, the global environmental movement to prevent climate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a new theory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	302.23 CAS com (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	10054

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Power in the network society --
Ch. 2. Communication in the digital age --
Ch. 3. Networks of mind and power --
Ch. 4. Programming communication networks: media politics, scandal politics, and the crisis of democracy --
Ch. 5. Reprogramming communication networks: social movements, insurgent politics, and the new public space --
Conclusion: Toward a communication theory of power.

Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on political processes and social movements. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events’¢Î—Î”the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War, the global environmental movement to prevent climate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. On the basis of these case studies he proposes a new theory of power in the information age based on the management of communication networks.

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