Media, Politics and the Network Society
This is a key text for undergraduate students in media studies, politics, cultural studies and sociology, and will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the network society and play a part in shaping it. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
1 WHAT IS THE NETWORK SOCIETY? | 8 |
2 THE INFORMATIONIZATION OF MEDIA AND CULTURE | 33 |
THE WIRED WORLD | 55 |
4 LIFECOM | 79 |
5 CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE NETWORK SOCIETY | 100 |
6 TACTICAL MEDIA | 116 |
7 A NETWORKED CIVIL SOCIETY? | 126 |
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS USED IN THE BOOK | 140 |
REFERENCES | 145 |
INDEX | 153 |
Back cover | 159 |
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