End of millennia

Author: Manuel Castells
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This is the final volume of Manuel Castells' "Trilogy of the Information Age," focusing on exploring the global social transformations triggered by the interplay of the internet and identity. The volume "The End of Millennium" begins with a study of the collapse of the Soviet Union, tracing its origins to the industrialized nations' loss of control over the process of transitioning to the information age. In this volume, the author argues that phenomena such as global inequality, polarization, and social exclusion are becoming increasingly severe, with a focus on Africa, urban poverty, and the plight of children. Additionally, Castells examines the global crime economy, which deeply impacts the politics and economies of many nations. He analyzes the political and cultural foundations of the crises in the Asia-Pacific region as the most dynamic area of the global economy, reviews the contradictions of European unification, and proposes the concept of the "network society."