Key Thinkers for the Information Society

Key Thinkers for the Information Society
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0415296722
ISBN-13 : 9780415296724
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Book Synopsis Key Thinkers for the Information Society by : Christopher May

Download or read book Key Thinkers for the Information Society written by Christopher May and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Thinkers for the Information Society provides an introduction to some important social theorists whose work has considerable relevance to today's 'brave new world' of information and communication technologies. With the aim of widening current perspectives on the information society, each contributor introduces a particular theorist and discusses the way in which their insights can be reintroduced into debates regarding the social, political and cultural impact of ICTs. Theorists presented in Volume 1 include some well-known and some less well-known figures: Walter Benjamin; Murray Edeleman; Jacques Ellul; Harold Innes; Lewis Mumford; Karl Polanyi; Eric Elmer Scattachneider and Raymond Williams. Each has something fresh and pertinent to say and taken as a whole this volume provides an exciting new resource for contemporary studies.


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