The network society /
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| Author / Creator: | Dijk, Jan van, 1952- |
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| Uniform title: | Netwerkmaatschappij. English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2012. |
| Description: | vi, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8850171 |
| Summary: | The Network Society is now more than ever the essential guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication. <p>Fully revised, this Third Edition covers crucial new issues and updates, including:</p> <p>* the long history of social media and Web 2.0: why it′s not as new as we think</p> <p>* digital youth culture as a foreshadow of future new media use</p> <p>* the struggle for control of the internet among Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook</p> <p>* the contribution of media networks to the current financial crisis</p> <p>* complete update of the literature on the facts, theories, trends and technologies of the internet</p> <p>* new features for students with boxes of chapter questions, conclusions and boxed explanations of key concepts</p> <p>This book remains an accessible, comprehensive, must-read introduction to how new media function in contemporary society.</p> |
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| Item Description: | Previous ed.: 2006. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781446248966 9781446248959 144624895X 1446248968 |
