With an ever-growing number of users, the Internet is central to the processes of globalization, cultural formations … over disclosure, access and regulation are only the most visible signs that the Internet is quickly becoming a site of … politics of the Internet intensifies, this book will be a valuable guide for anyone seeking to understand the emergence …

Manuel Castells--one of the world's pre-eminent social scientists--has drawn together a stellar group of contributors … analyzes the technological, cultural and institutional transformation of societies around the world in terms of the critical … -- pt. 3. The network economy -- pt. 4. Sociability and social structure in the age of the Internet -- pt. 5. The Internet …