Reshaping communications : technology, information and social change /

Reshaping communications : technology, information and social change /

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Author / Creator:	Preston, Paschal.
Imprint:	London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 302 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Information technology -- Social aspects. Telecommunication -- Social aspects. Technology and civilization. Information technology -- Social aspects. Technology and civilization. Telecommunication -- Social aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11185040

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ISBN:	9781847876669 1847876668 0803985622 9780803985629 0803985630 9780803985636 9781446222164 1446222160 1281251518 9781281251510 1446235629 9781446235621 9786611251512 6611251510
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This interdisciplinary book overviews political and cultural identity in the context of changes across the political landscape. These changes - from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the recent Islamic revival - have profoundly altered the received ideas that define political cultures throughout the world. In this context the author draws together the diverse strands of literature to throw light on the impact on identity of a changing global environment. Peter Preston analyzes political, cultural and economic identities which lie at the centre of individual actions and social structure. This anal.
Other form:	Print version: Preston, Paschal. Reshaping communications. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001 0803985622 9780803985629

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Summary:	`It is a clich [ac]e but this book is timely, welcome and indeed a breath of fresh air....It is of particular value for people concerned with public communications, political economy, economics and the relationship between society and technology. Moreover, this book powerfully dispels the tacit assumption, prevalent in business, politics, media and academia that a combination of technical fixes and the free market can right all social problems′ - Irish Journal of Sociology<br> <br> <p>Thirty years ago, one writer complained that ′to admire technology is all out of fashion′. Today excited claims are made for the impact that these technologies are having on social, political and economic life. But how are we to assess these claims? This book critically interrogates many of the prevailing ideas offers a fresh perspective on this new`digital age′.</p> <p> Reshaping Communications :</p> <p>· Provides an alternative and more grounded account of the complex interplay between new technology and information structures and changes in society</p> <p>· Illuminates the fundamental continuities as well as changes in socioeconomic and political processes</p> <p>· Draws on an interdisciplinary perspective and original empirical research.</p> <p>The book will be essential reading for all those concerned with the new communication technologies, including students of media and communications as well as policy-makers.</p>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 302 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781847876669 1847876668 0803985622 9780803985629 0803985630 9780803985636 9781446222164 1446222160 1281251518 9781281251510 1446235629 9781446235621 9786611251512 6611251510