The Power of Agreement (Second Edition)

Author: Manuel Castells (USA), translated by Cao Rongxiang
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: "The Information Age Trilogy" is a work of reflection on the information age written by Manuel Castells over 15 years of effort, drawing on the strengths of various scholars, and has been translated into 20 languages. "The Power of Identity" is the second part of his "Information Age Trilogy," elaborating on the identity of nations, ethnicities, communities, and individuals in the context of globalization and networking. The Chinese second edition presented to readers is the revision made by Castells in 2004. Compared to the edition, the second edition adds many important contents, such as the Al-Qaeda organization, the international policy direction of the United States after the "9/11" attacks, and the global trends since the 21st century. It is an invaluable monograph for studying and understanding the new dynamics of the information age. It reveals the logic of the contemporary civilizational system, clarifies the meaning of the information society, comprehensively showcases all the challenges faced by the information age, and proposes corresponding countermeasures and solutions. The most influential comprehensive discussion of the theory of global economic, political, and social changes in the contemporary era, and an interpretive work on the new technologies and economic development of the contemporary era: Manuel Castells' three-volume "Information Age Trilogy." This is an original and significant work that is both profound and easy to understand. The book has sparked strong responses worldwide since its publication and has been translated into 12 languages, with over 1 million copies sold. Castells was appointed as an economic advisor to the European Union. Anthony Giddens, a renowned British sociologist and advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, praised the book: "This book is comparable to Max Weber's The Economic and Social Order." Adam Smith named classical capitalism, Karl Marx named monopoly capitalism, and Manuel Castells named the information age." Manuel Castells is a member of the Guggenheim Foundation and a of the European Commission. He has received the Lyndall H. Miller Award and the Helen Lynd Award. Suitable for readers in politics, economics, and the information industry, leaders of government and party organs, and students and teachers of relevant majors in colleges and universities.