The Information Society: Issues and Illusions.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of ReviewsPublished 1 November 1989
Mark Diffenderfer, David Lyon
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This book aims to provide a history of information society in the 21st Century by exploring the roots of the Information Society Idea, its applications, and its applications in the modern world.
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Acknowledgements Preface 1. Introduction: Roots of the Information Society Idea 2. A Marriage of Convergence?The Shaping of IT 3. A New Economy: New Classes? 4. New Technology, Employment, Work and Skill 5. Information, Democracy and the State 6. The Global Dimension 7. Information, Meaning and Culture 8. Information, Ideology and Utopia References Select Bibliography Index
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