Communication Power
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199681937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Yvonne G Interesting examples, comprehensive analysis
Reviews from previous edition"Manuel Castells has shaped himself into the most prominent and influential theorist and analyst of the modern communications and network age. I can warmly recommend it to all communications practitioners. A new line of analysis draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology to track the role of emotion in political communication. But his clear analysis and vivid case studies make this book of interest to anyone who wants to understand the nature of power in today's democracy and the meaning of the campaign that swept Barack Obama into the White House."--Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Communication Policy. This book takes us beyond to the critical crossroads of the 21st century, where technology, communication, and power converge."--Rosalind
He argues that a new communication system, mass self-communication, has emerged, and power relationships have been profoundly modified by the emergence of this new communication environment. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Manuel Castells analyses the transformation of the global media industry by this revolution in communication technologies. In the current technological context mass communication goes beyond traditional media and includes the Internet and mobile communication. He applies this analysis to numerous recent events--the misinformation of the American public on the Iraq War, the global environmental movement to prevent climate change, the control of information in China and Russia, Barak Obama's internet-based presidential campaigns, and (in this new edition) responses to recent political and economic crises such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. This is a book for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics and character of the modern world.. It is built through messaging, social networks sites, and blogging, and is now being used by the millions around the world who have access to the Internet.Drawing on a wide range of social and psychological theories, Castells presents original research on
He was a founding member of the board of the European Research Council and is a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, of the Academia Europaea, of the Spanish Royal Academy of Economics, and of the British Academy. His main books include the trilogy The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (Blac