The Information Society: Cyber Dreams and Digital Nightmares (Digital Media and Society)

The information society : cyber dreams and digital nightmares

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Many prominenttheorists have argued it to be the most profound and comprehensivetransformation of economy, culture and politics since the rise ofthe industrial way of life in the 18th century. Some saw itsarrival in a positive light, where the dreams of democracy, of'connectivity' and 'efficiency' constituteda break with the old ways. But other thinkers viewed it more interms of the recurrent nightmare of capitalism, where the processesof exploitation, commodification and alienation are given muchfreer rein than ever before.

In this book Robert Hassan, aprominent theorist in new media and its effects, analyses andcritically appraises these positions and forms them into a coherentnarrative to illuminate the phenomenon. Surveying the works of major information society theorists fromDaniel Bell to Nicholas Negroponte, and from Vincent Mosco toManuel Castells, The Information Society is an invaluableresource for understanding the nature of the informationsociety--as well as the meta-processes of neoliberalglobalisation and the revolution in information technologies thatmade it possible.

Review Text "Robert Hassan provides here an accessible and valuable review of the information society, with his own forceful argument for the role of neo-liberalism in shaping this accelerating and volatile world in which we must live. In this book Robert Hassan, a prominent theorist in new media and its effects, analyses and critically appraises these positions and forms them into a coherent narrative to illuminate the phenomenon. Surveying the works of major information society theorists from Daniel Bell to Nicholas Negroponte, and from Vincent Mosco to Manuel Castells, The Information Society is an invaluable resource for understanding the nature of the information society—as well as the meta-processes of neoliberal globalisation and the revolution in information technologies that made it possible.

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I think this book will come in very useful when it's time to do my dissertation. Looks like you are currently in Russia but have requested a page in the United States site. In this book Robert Hassan, a prominent theorist in new media and its effects, analyses and critically appraises these positions and forms them into a coherent narrative to illuminate the phenomenon. Natalie Lin rated it it was ok Oct 10, Instead of leading us further down into cold, sociological formulas, The Information Society engages in contemporary debates around the network effect. But other thinkers viewed it more in terms of the recurrent nightmare of capitalism, where the processes of exploitation, commodification and alienation are given much freer rein than ever before.

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