{"product_id":"castells-and-the-media-9780745652597","title":"Castells and the Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Concise introduction to the key thinker Manuel Castells and his relation to media and communication.     * As with all volumes in the theory and media series, this book is written specifically for undergraduate students of media and communication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003eTerritory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages \u003c\/i\u003e\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. Castells and the Media 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 Castells and the Media 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404401254743,"sku":"9780745652597","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745652597.jpg?v=1730486351","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/castells-and-the-media-9780745652597","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}