This penetrating book raises questions about how power operates in contemporary society. It explains how the speed of information flows has eroded the separate space needed for critical reflection. It argues that there is no longer an 'outside' to the global flows of communication and that the critique of information must take place within the information itself. The operative unit of the information society is the idea. With the demise of depth reflection, reflexivity through the idea now operates external to the subject in its circulation through networks of humans and intelligent machines. It is these ideas that make the critique of information possible. This book is a major testament to the prospects of culture, politics and theory in the global information society.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sage Publications Inc
ISBN-13
9780761952695
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96344988
Product Key Features
Author
Scott M Lash
Publication Name
Critique of Information
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
390g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Scott M Lash
Series Title
Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society