The Making of a Digital World
The Evolution of Technological Change and How It Shaped Our World
Published on 16. December 2008
Book
Hardback
XIV, 260 pages
978-1-4039-7448-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a unique perspective on current changes. Describing globalization as a long-term process of intertwined technological, economic, political, and cultural changes, the author identifies distinct phases in the global system development, and concludes that the pattern of change continues even with the rise of new digital technologies.
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Series
Edition
2008 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XIV, 260 p.
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-7448-8 (9781403974488)
DOI
10.1057/9780230611061
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The Making of a Digital World
The Evolution of Technological Change and How It Shaped Our World
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The Making of a Digital World
The Evolution of Technological Change and How It Shaped Our World
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Person
JOACHIM K. RENNSTICH is Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Fordham University, USA.
Content
Thinking About Globalization: An Introduction An Evolutionary Theory of Globalization Drivers of Global Change: Leading Sectors of the Informational Network Drivers of Leading Sector Change: The Agency and Organizational Level Drivers of Leading Sector Change: Interstate Rivalry and the Systemic Level The Continuation of Change of the Global Complex System: An Outlook on Its Future Development