Internet and society : social theory in the information age /

Fuchs, Christian, 1976-

Internet and society : social theory in the information age / Christian Fuchs. - New York : Routledge, 2008. - x, 398 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in information technology and society ; 8 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-379) and index.

Introduction -- Self-organization and cooperation -- Society and dynamic social theory -- The rise of transnational informational capitalism -- Social Internet dynamics -- Competition and cooperation in the informational ecology -- Competition and cooperation in the Internet economy -- Competition and cooperation in online politics -- Competition and cooperation in cyberculture -- Conclusion.

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Internet--Social aspects.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Information society.

HM851 / .F83 2008

303.48 FUC