▪ Abstract Information and communication technologies based on the Internet have enabled
the emergence of new sorts of communities and communicative practices—phenomena …

Рассматривается современное общество как общество риска. Приводятся
определения риска, его структура в обществе постмодерна, говорится о …

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide'–the
disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without–has persisted …

Only 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not
only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the …

Distrusting Educational Technology critically explores the optimistic consensus that has
arisen around the use of digital technology in education. Drawing on a variety of theoretical …

This first book in Castells' groundbreaking trilogy, with a substantial new preface, highlights
the economic and social dynamics of the information age and shows how the network …

Information is regarded as a distinguishing feature of our world. Where once economies
were built on industry and conquest, we are now part of a global information economy …

Understand the human place in a digital world.“Should be read by anyone interested in
understanding the future,” The Times Literary Supplement raved about the original edition of …

Great excitement was generated during the 1970s and early 1980s about the arrival of new
social conditions. Computer and communications technologies had made possible …

Drawing on a wealth of theoretical and empirical work, Education in a Digital World tackles a
number of pressing questions, such as, how are 'global'trends in educational technology …