Summary
Overview
Key Readings
These volumes bring together major critical responses to, and engagement with, the work of Manuel Castells. Arguably the leading analyst of the current age, Castells' magnum opus, The Information Age, has been compared to the work of Karl Marx and Max Weber. His concept of ‘the network society’ has influenced much recent social science and his ideas have been adopted in political and policy circles.
The volumes provide an unparalleled guide to the work of Castells. They demonstrate the roots of his thinking in Marxism and the shifts in his perspective. The selection if based along two principles: the chronological development of his thought and the sequence of his major publications.
Included here are critical engagements with Castells' work on the urban question, the city and grassroots; ...
Editor's Introduction
Since the publication of The Information Age, between 1996 and 1998, Manuel Castells has come to be regarded as one of the two or three leading sociologists in the world today. The trilogy has been translated into no less than eighteen languages, it has been reprinted many times over, and a revised edition of two of the volumes has also been published. Articles on Castells' work have appeared in newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian hailing him as the leading thinker of the age, while even more circumspect professional commentators have been drawn to compare his magnum opus with the output of Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. This is indeed heady company. So what makes people put ...
Table of Contents
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Volume I
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La Question Urbaine and the Urban Question: A Marxist Approach
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Reviews
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1. A Propos de “La Question Urbaine”
Jean-Pierre Garnier
1973
Espaces et Sociétés
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2. Review
Christopher Pickvance
1978
Sociological Review
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3. Review
Henry Pratt
1980
Journal of Politics
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4. Review
Raymond Bradley
1981
Social Forces
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Self-Criticism
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Manuel Castells
1977
The Urban (Question: A Marxist Approach
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Review Articles and Essays
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6. On the Study of Urban Social Movements
Christopher Pickvance
1980
Urban Sociology: Critical Essays
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7. Protest and Quiescence in Urban Politics: A Critique of Some Pluralist and Structuralist Myths
Patrick Dunleavy
1977
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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8. The Urban as a Spatial Unit of Collective Consumption
Peter Saunders
1981
Social Theory and the Urban Question
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9. Two Extracts from Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
Mike Savage | Alan Warde
1993
Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity
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Beyond The Urban Question?
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10. The Myth of Urban Politics
C. Paris
1983
Environment & Planning D
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11. Manuel Castells and the New Urban Sociology
Brian Elliott
1980
British Journal of Sociology
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12. Monopolville: the Economic and Political Logic of Capital
Elizabeth Lebas
1977
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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13. Review
Shoukry Roweis
1979
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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14. The Making of a New Urban Sociology: Castells in Context
Uwe-Jens Walther
1982
Urban Political Economy and Social Theory
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The City and the Grassroots
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Reviews
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15. Review
Christopher Pickvance
1984
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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16. Review
Charles Tilly
1985
Journal of Social History
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17. Review
Robert Fishman
1986
American Historical Review
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18. Review
Ian Proctor
1985
British Journal of Sociology
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19. Review
Morton Rubin
1986
Social Forces
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Analysis
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20. Castells on Urban Social Movements
Stuart Lowe
1985
Urban Social Movements
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21. The City and the Grassroots
Stuart Lowe
1985
Urban Social Movements
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Volume II
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The Informational City: Information Technology, Economic Restructuring and the Urban-Regional Process
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Review Essay
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22. Theorizing the New Industrial Space: Castells on Capitalism, Information Technology, and the City
Barry Smart
1993
Thesis Eleven
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Review Article
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23. Information and Urban Change: Manuel Castells
Frank Webster
1995
Theories of the Information Society
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Reviews
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24. Review
David Clark
1991
Progress in Human Geography
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25. Review
Mark Goodwin
1991
Sociology
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26. Reinventing the City State
Peter Hall
1990
Times Higher Education Supplement
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27. Review
Mike Hepworth
1991
Urban Studies
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28. Review
Edward Malecki
2006
Urban Geography
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29. Review
Ian Miles
1991
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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30. Review
Daniel Monti
1991
Social Forces
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31. Review
James Eflin
1992
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
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The Information Age: Economy, Society, Culture Vol 1: The Rise of the Nework Society Vol 2: The Power of Identity Vol 3: End of Millennium
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Review with Reply
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32. On the Failure of Social Theory
Peter Abell | Diane Reyniers
2000
British Journal of Sociology
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33. A Rejoinder to Abell and Reyniers’ ‘Failure of Social Theory’
Manuel Castells
2001
British Journal of Sociology
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Symposium with Reply from Prometheus
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34. Resisting Globalization or Shaping it?
Craig Calhoun
2000
Prometheus
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35. The Net, the Self, and the Future
David Lyon
2000
Prometheus
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36. Global Thinking for the Information Age
Alain Touraine
2000
Prometheus
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37. Globalization and Identity in the Network Society: A Rejoinder to Calhoun, Lyon, and Touraine
Manuel Castells
2000
Prometheus
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Symposium with Reply from New Political Economy
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38. The New Weber
Chris Freeman
1998
New Political Economy
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39. The End-of-Millennium World
Krishan Kumar
1998
New Political Economy
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40. Contraflows in Critical Theory
Nick Stevenson
1998
New Political Economy
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41. A Rejoinder: On Power, Identities and Culture in the Network Society
Manuel Castells
1998
New Political Economy
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Symposium with Reply from Reis
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42. Un Gran Tapiz Sociológico Que Ha Conquistado La Posteridad
José Ibáñez
1999
Reis
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43. La Estructura Social De La Era De La Información
José Tezanos
1999
Reis
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44. Red, Identidad, Espacio Y Tiempo
Ramón Torre
1999
Reis
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45. Identidad, Estado, Trabajo, Tiempo Y Espacio En La Sociedad Red: Contribución A Un Debate Abierto
Manuel Castells
1999
Reis
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Symposium
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46. Deciphering Information Technologies: Modern Societies as Networks
Nico Stehr
2000
European Journal of Social Theory
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Barry Smart
2000
European Journal of Social Theory
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48. Inequality and Mobilization in The Information Age
Abigail Halcli | Frank Webster
2000
European Journal of Social Theory
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Review Essays
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Mark Williams
1998
Red Herring: The Business of Technology
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50. The Information Age According to Manuel Castells
Andrew Calabrese
1999
Journal of Communication
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51. A New Globe in the Making: Manuel Castells on the Information Age
Markku Wilenius
1998
Acta Sociologica
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52. El Autor Red
Javier Echeverria
2000
Isegoria
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Volume III
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The Information Age: Economy, Society, Culture Vol 1: The Rise of the Network Society Vol 2: The Power of Identity Vol 3: End of Millennium
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Review Essays
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53. Review of Castells, The Information Age
J. Nyíri
1999
Review of the Information Age
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54. The Brave New World of Manuel Castells: What on Earth (or in the Ether) is Going On?
Peter Waterman
1999
Development and Change
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55. Self and Net in the Information Age
Krishan Kumar
1999
The Hedgehog Review
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56. Is This the Information Age? Towards a Critique of Manuel Castells
Frank Webster
1997
City
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57. Manuel Castells: Analyst of the Information Age
Frank Webster
1997
City
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58. The Space of Flows and Timeless Time
Simon Bromley
1999
Radical Philosophy
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59. Back to the Future? Manuel Castells’ The Information Age and the Prospects for Social Welfare
Mark Stern
2000
Cultural Studies
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60. The One-Dimensional Network Society of Manuel Castells
Jan Van Dijk
1999
New Media and Society
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61. Reading Castells: Zeitdiagnose and Social Theory
John Friedmann
2000
Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
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62. Information Society Theory as Ideology: a Critique
Nicholas Garnham
1998
Loisir et Société
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Nicholas Garnham
2000
Information, Communication and Society
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64. Review Essay
Steve Fuller
1999
Science, Technology and Human Values
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Review Articles and Analyses in Books and Edited Collections
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65. Myths of the ‘New Economy’
Alex Callinicos
2000
Against the Third Way: An Anti-Capitalist Critque
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66. The Grand Sociology of Manuel Castells
Shiv Visvanathan
2001
Challenges of Globalisation: South African Debates with Manuel Castells
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67. Contested Power: Political Sociology in the Information Age
Kate Nash
2001
Culture and Politics in the Information Age: A New Politics?
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68. Grassroots Environmental Movements: Mobilisation in an Information Age
Alan Dordoy | Mary Mellor
2001
Culture and Politics in the Information Age: A New Politics?
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Jim McGuigan
1999
Modernity and Postmodern Culture
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Short Reviews in Academic Journals
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70. Review
Frank Webster
1998
British Journal of Sociology
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71. Cognitions, Emotions, and Identities
Janet Abu-Lughod
1999
Contemporary Sociology
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72. Review
John Boli
1999
End of Millennium, American Journal of Sociology
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Reviews in Newspapers and Weeklies
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73. Brave New World
Benjamin Barber
1999
Los Angeles Times
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74. A Philosopher of the Web is a Hit in Silicon Valley
G. Zachary
1998
Wall Street Journal
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75. Digital Commerce
Denise Caruso
2000
New York Times
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Roger-Pol Droit
1998
Le Monde
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77. Out of Place
Anthony Giddens
1996
The Times Higher Education Supplement
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Anthony Giddens
1998
New Statesman
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Anthony Smith
1998
Times Higher Education Supplement
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Interviews
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Martin Ince
2003
Times Higher Education Supplement
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81. Theory, Technology and Cultural Power: An Interview with Manuel Castells
Joanne Roberts
1999
Angelika: A Journal of Theoretical Humanities
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82. Interview: Manuel Castells
John Lloyd
1998
New Statesman
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