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1、11INTERNATIONALLIBRARYOFSOCIOLOGY0111Informationisadistinguishingfeatureofthemodernworld.Whereonceeconomieswerebuiltonindustryandconquest,wearenowpartofaglobalinfor-mationeconomy.Pervasivemedia,burgeoninginformationoccupationsandthedevelopmentoftheInternetconvincemanythatl
2、ivinginanInformationSocietyisthedestinyofusall.Information’spresenceappearsevidenteverywhere,from11dailyinteractioninpostmodernstylestothewagingofInformationWar,frominformationintensivelabourtotheiPOD.Copinginaneraofinformationflows,0ofvirtualrelationshipsandbreakneckchange
3、appearstoposechallengestoone22andall.InTheoriesoftheInformationSocietyFrankWebstersetsouttomakesenseoftheinformationexplosion,takingascepticallookatwhatthinkersmeanwhentheyrefertotheInformationSociety,andcriticallyexaminingthemajorpost-wartheoriesandapproachestoinformation
4、aldevelopment.The3rdeditionofthisclassicstudybringsitrightuptodatebothwithnewtheoreticalworkandwithsocialandtechnologicalchanges–suchastherapidgrowthoftheInternetandacceleratedglobalisation–andreassessestheworkofkeytheoristsinlightofthesechanges.01Thebookwillbeessentialrea
5、dingforstudentsinSociology,Politics,Com-munications,InformationScience,CulturalStudies,ComputingandLibrarianship.Itwillalsobeinvaluableforanybodyinterestedinsocialandtechnologicalchangeinthepost-warera.FrankWebsterisProfessorofSociologyatCityUniversityLondon.901261Internat
6、ionalLibraryofSociologyFoundedbyKarlMannheimEditor:JohnUrry,LancasterUniversityRecentpublicationsinthisseriesinclude:RiskandTechnologicalCultureBrandsTowardsasociologyofvirulenceLogosoftheglobaleconomyJoostVanLoonCeliaLuryReconnectingCulture,TheCultureofExceptionTechnology
7、andNatureSociologyfacingthecampMikeMichaelBülentDikenandCarstenBaggeLaustsenAdvertisingMythsThestrangehalf-livesofimagesVisualWorldsandcommoditiesJohnR.Hall,BlakeStimsonandAnneM.CroninLisaTamirisBeckerAdornoonPopularCultureTime,InnovationandMobilitiesRobertR.WitkinTravelin
8、technologicalculturesPeterFrankPetersConsumingtheCaribbeanFromArawakstoZombiesComplexitya
