We live in the midst of a revolution in communication technologies that affects the way in which people feel, think, and behave. The media have become the space where power strategies are played out. In the current technological context mass communication goes beyond traditional media and includes the Internet and mobile communication. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Manuel Castells analyses the transformation of the global media industry by this revolution in communication technologies. He argues that a new communication system, mass self-communication, has emerged, and power relation.
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236591
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Title
Communication power.
International Standard Book Number
9780199567041
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Communication-- Social aspects.
Globalization.
Mass media-- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Analyse sociologique.
Aspects politiques.
Communication de masse.
Communication-- Social aspects.
COMPUTERS-- Information Technology.
Etudes de cas.
Globalization.
Informationsgesellschaft
Internet.
Internet.
Internet.
Kommunikation-- sociala aspekter.
Kommunikationsverhalten
Macht
Mass media-- Social aspects.
Massenkommunikation
Massenmedien
Médias.
Meinungsbildung
Réseaux de communication.
Réseaux sociaux en ligne.
Société de l'information.
Technologies de l'information et de la communication.