The rise of the network society / Manuel Castells.

Oxford : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.

xxix, 594 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-565) and index.

The information technology revolution -- The new economy: informationalism, globalization, networking -- The network enterprise: the culture, institutions, and organizations of the informational economy -- The transformation of work and employment: networkers, jobless, and flex-timers -- The culture of real virtuality: the integration of electronic communication, the end of the mass audience, and the rise of interactive networks -- The space of flows -- The edge of forever: timeless time -- Conclusion: the network society.