In this second volume of The Information Age 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. Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world Applies Castells’ hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world A brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change

在这本《信息时代》三部曲的第二卷中，曼努埃尔-卡斯特尔斯在最近的全球经济危机后作了大量新的序言，论述了与我们社会的技术变革和经济全球化相关的社会、政治和文化动态。广泛的新序言审视了最近发生的戏剧性事件如何改变了我们世界的社会政治格局 将卡斯特尔斯的假设应用于当代问题，如基地组织和全球恐怖主义网络、美国单边主义和世界各地的政治合法性危机 对世界各地的社会、文化和政治冲突和斗争进行了精彩的描述 分析了文化、宗教和民族身份作为人们意义来源的重要性，以及它对社会运动的影响 对全球和地方变化的动力进行了新的阐述