We are often told that we are "living in an information society" or that we are "information workers." But what exactly do these claims mean, and how might they

In the first edition of Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster set out to make sense of the information explosion, taking a sceptical look at what th

"This book brings together an international and interdisciplinary forum of scholars and researchers to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role that in

By outlining a social theory of the internet and the information society, this book demonstrates how the ecological, economic, political and cultural systems of

In times of global capitalist crisis we are witnessing a return of critique in the form of a surging interest in critical theories (such as the critical politic