Key thinkers for the information society / / edited by Christopher May in association with British International Studies Association, International Communications Working Group

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48330922
• Soggetto topico: Information society; Information technology; Communication - Technological innovations
• Altri autori: MayChristopher <1960->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Key Thinkers for the Information Society; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Editor's Introduction; 2. Walter Benjamin; 3. Murray Edelman; 4. Jacques Ellul; 5. Harold Innis; 6. Lewis Mumford; 7. Karl Polanyi; 8. Elmer Eric Schattschneider; 9. Raymond Williams; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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; Murra
• Titolo autorizzato: Key thinkers for the information society
• ISBN: 1-134-43445-6; 1-134-43446-4; 9780203217810; 0-203-21781-0; 1-280-07015-3; 0-415-29673-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996202043303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno