• ISBN13: 9781848601802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: January 1, 2010
• Pages: 1592
• Original Price: GBP 675.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 3080 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Sociology / General and Information Technology

This major collection brings together contributions on post-industrial society and the ′techno-economic′ realm from an impressive range of key thinkers, including Marx, Penty, Riesman, Bell, Castells, Touraine, Dahrendorf, Giddens, Gorz and Lyotard. The 80 papers collected in the volumes outline the emergence, development, and historical roots of post-industrialism; critically engage with the thesis and related themes; explore economic and political dimensions, as well as the related notions of information and knowledge society; draw attention to the military-industrial roots of information technology; and in addition give consideration to other ′post-industrial′ matters involving architecture and design, urban spaces, and increasingly important issues associated with surveillance and the environment.

Smart, Barry: - Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment.