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1、THEORIESOFTHEINFORMATIONSOCIETYInformationisregardedasadistinguishingfeatureofourworld.Whereonceecon-omieswerebuiltonindustryandconquest,wearenowpartofaglobalinformationeconomy.Pervasivemedia,expandinginformationoccupationsandthedevelop-mentoftheinternetconvincemanythatlivinginanInformati
2、onSocietyisthedestinyofusall.Copinginaneraofinformationflows,ofvirtualrelationshipsandbreakneckchangeposeschallengestooneandall.InTheoriesoftheInformationSocietyFrankWebstersetsouttomakesenseoftheinformationexplosion,takingascepticallookatwhatthinkersmeanwhentheyrefertotheInformationSociet
3、y,andcriticallyexaminingthemajorpost-warapproachestoinformationaldevelopment.Thefourtheditionofthisclassicstudybringsituptodatewithnewresearchandwithsocialandtechnologicalchanges–fromthe‘TwitterRevolutions’ofNorthAfrica,tofinancialcrisesthatintroducedtheworstrecessioninalifetime,totheemerg
4、enceofsocialmediaandblogging–andreassessestheworkofkeytheoristsinthelightofthesechanges.Moreoutspokenthaninpreviouseditions,WebsterurgesabandonmentofInformationSocietyscenarios,preferringanalysisoftheinformatizationoflong-establishedrelationships.Thisinterdisciplinarybookisessentialreadin
5、gforthosetryingtomakesenseofsocialandtechnologicalchangeinthepost-warera.Itaddressesissuesofcentralconcerntostudentsofsociology,politics,geography,communications,informationscience,culturalstudies,computingandlibrarianship.FrankWebsterhasbeenProfessorofSociologyatOxfordBrookesUniversity,t
6、heUniversityofBirminghamandCityUniversityLondon.InternationalLibraryofSociologyFoundedbyKarlMannheimRecentpublicationsinthisseriesinclude:RiskandTechnologicalCultureTheCultureofExceptionTowardsasociologyofvirulenceSociologyfacingthecampJoostVanLoonBülentDikenandCarstenBaggeLaustsenReconne
7、ctingCulture,TechnologyandNatureVisualWorldsMikeMichaelJohnHall,BlakeStimsonandLisaTamirisBeckerAdvertisingMythsThestrangehalflivesofimagesTime,InnovationandMobilitiesandcommoditiesTravelintechnologicalculturesAnneM.CroninPeterFrankPetersAdornoonPopularCultureComple