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The Information Society: Cyber Dreams and Digital Nightmares

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4179-9
Hardcover
248 pages
November 2008, Polity
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  • An introduction to the various perspectives on the information society.


  • Hassan brings both positive and negative appraisals of the impact of computing in our lives into a coherent and student-friendly narrative.


  • The book both highlights contemporary examples but also gives a strong historical account of the development from an industrial to an information society.


  • Will work as a textbook on a range of courses, including media studies and sociology.

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