{"product_id":"the-power-or-identity-second-manuel-castells-9781405196871","title":"The Power or Identity, Second Edition with a New Preface","description":"In this second volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Information Age\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies Castells' hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThrows new light on the dynamics of global and local change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Castells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405196874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405196871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.32w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 138","brand":"Manuel Castells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986055299327,"sku":"9781405196871","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14e4f774-8d04-43ff-b332-2b6f69cc37cb.jpg?v=1683281089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-or-identity-second-manuel-castells-9781405196871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}