The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells? trilogy, The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. It deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. It analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identities as sources of meaning for people, and the implications of these identities for social movements. It studies grassroots mobilizations against the unfettered globalization of wealth and power, and considers the formation of alternative projects of social organization, as represented by the environmental movement and the women?s movement. It also analyzes the crisis of the nation?state and its transformation into a network state, and the effects on political democracies of the difficulties of international governance and the...
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