Change: 19 Key Essays on How Internet Is Changing Our Lives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788415832454)

The Internet has so entirely transformed virtually all aspects of everyday life that it seems almost impossible to assess its impact. Here, 19 esteemed scholars from around the world tackle the topic from different angles. Manuel Castells, David Gelernter, Juan Ignacio V痙quez, Evgeni Morozov, Mikko Hyppen, Yochai Benkler, Federico Casalegno, David Crystal, Lucien Engelen, Patrik Wikstr, Peter Hirshberg, Paul DiMaggio and Edward Castronova address such matters as the "Internet of things"; the sociology of the Internet; cybercrime and Internet security; the future of work; the Internet and urban-rural sustainability; the "Worldstream and the Cybersphere"; gaming and society; the Internet's influence on languages and new economic systems; the massive changes wrought by the net in the music industry; and other aspects of its many cultural, social and political ramifications.

Author: Manuel Castells
ISBN-10: 8415832451
ISBN-13: 9788415832454
Publisher: Turner
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2014
Pages: 478
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.50w x 1.30d