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Author Wilson, Mark I.

Title Global information society : technology, knowledge, and mobility / Mark I. Wilson, Aharon Kellerman, and Kenneth E. Corey.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

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Description 1 online resource.
Series Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applications
Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applications.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Print version record.
Summary This unique and empowering text offers a comprehensive, global perspective on the information society from a broad social science perspective. The authors, at the forefront of this dynamic field, provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the three pillars of the information society-technology, knowledge, and mobility-and to the global information society as a whole, both as an interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon. Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject, this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and evolving wo.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of the Information Society -- 3. Technologies and Infrastructures -- 4. Societal Dimensions of Mobility, Information, and Knowledge Production -- 5. Individuals in the Information Society -- 6. Spatial Organization of the Global Information Society -- 7. The Americas -- 8. Europe -- 9. Asia-Pacific -- 10. Africa and the Middle East -- 11. Policy -- 12. The Global Information Society: Moving from What Is to What Should Be -- 13. Intelligent Development Planning Charrette.
Subject Information technology -- Economic aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Information society.
Knowledge management.
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
Information society. (OCoLC)fst00972767
Information technology -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst00973097
Information technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00973131
Knowledge management. (OCoLC)fst00988184
Informationsgesellschaft.
Added Author Kellerman, Aharon.
Corey, Kenneth E.
Other Form: Print version: Wilson, Mark I. Global information society. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013] 9780742556935 (DLC) 2013000540 (OCoLC)820530949
Standard No. 40022271221
ISBN 9781442221482 (electronic bk.)
1442221488 (electronic bk.)
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