{"product_id":"castells-and-the-media-theory-and-media-hardback-9780745652580","title":"Castells and the Media; Theory and Media (Hardback) 9780745652580","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCastells and the Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheory and Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip N. Howard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745652580, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14.7 x 1.7 cm, 0.308 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Howard has traced for us the often invisible elements of an intellectual trajectory by a major thinker on the new technologies. It is a wonderful and often surprising account - bringing to life the multiple and messy ways in which these new technologies are shaped, sharpened, undermined by the social conditions within which they get used.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaskia Sassen, Columbia University and author of Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"The network perspective is proving to be the most important contemporary frame with which to understand the forces shaping technology, economics and society in the 21st century. Howard provides a clear, comprehensive and critical explanation of the work of the world's pre-eminent network theorist, Manuel Castells. Using accessible language the reader is introduced to Castells' ideas about media, globalization, digitalization, and, most importantly, power. \u003ci\u003eCastells and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e shows just how important and central Castells is for anyone who wishes to understand contemporary society and media.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Howard's \u003ci\u003eCastells and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive introduction to the work of one of the key social scientists of our time pertaining to the study of media. This is a highly readable and inviting text, engaging students with a warm welcome to Castells' work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Deuze, Indiana University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOne of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoliticians can no longer run for office without a digital media strategy, new communication technologies are a fundamental infrastructure for the economy, and the internet has become an invaluable tool for cultural production and consumption. Yet as more of our political, economic, and cultural interaction occurs over digital media, the ability to create and manipulate both content and networks becomes real power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCastells and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a great thinker, presents original theories about the network society, and encourages readers to use these theories to help them understand the importance of digital media and social networks in their own lives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDetailed Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Castells and the Theory of the Network Society \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Media Economics and Life Online \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Networks of Power and Politics \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Cultural Industries in a Digital Century \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Mobile and Social Media \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: ConclusionÑMedia Rules and The Rules of Media \u003cbr\u003e Appendix \u003cbr\u003e Glossary and Index \u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407322902808,"sku":"9780745652580","price":38.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745652580.jpg?v=1784161833","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/castells-and-the-media-theory-and-media-hardback-9780745652580","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}