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Global information society : technology, knowledge, and mobility / Mark I. Wilson, Aharon Kellerman, and Kenneth E. Corey

Author
Wilson, Mark I.
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
Physical Description
1 online resource
Additional Creators
Kellerman, Aharon and Corey, Kenneth E.
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Language Note
English.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of the Information Society -- 3. Technologies and Infrastructures -- 4. Societal Dimensions of Mobility, Information, and Knowledge Production -- 5. Individuals in the Information Society -- 6. Spatial Organization of the Global Information Society -- 7. The Americas -- 8. Europe -- 9. Asia-Pacific -- 10. Africa and the Middle East -- 11. Policy -- 12. The Global Information Society: Moving from What Is to What Should Be -- 13. Intelligent Development Planning Charrette.
Summary
This unique and empowering text offers a comprehensive, global perspective on the information society from a broad social science perspective. The authors, at the forefront of this dynamic field, provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the three pillars of the information society-technology, knowledge, and mobility-and to the global information society as a whole, both as an interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon. Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject, this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and evolving wo.
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ISBN
9781442221482 (electronic bk.)
1442221488 (electronic bk.)
9780742556935
074255693X
9780742556942
0742556948
1299444288
9781299444287
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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