Pekka Himanen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3580579 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pekka Himanen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pekka |
| FAMILY NAME | Himanen |
| SIGNATURE | HIMANEN P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Power of Identity Vol. 2
"The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells's 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 so…
The hacker ethic as the culture of the information age
In his famous essay, “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” Max Weber described how the “Protestant ethic” formed the culture of capitalism. His analysis extended from the beginnings of modern capitalism in the seventeenth century to the industrial economy of his own time in the early twentieth century. Three elements constitute the core of Weber’s concept of the culture of capitalism in this period. First, the Protestant ethic and …
The Information Society and the Welfare State
Silicon Valley has been considered as the model that societies must imitate to succeed in the information age. However, recently another alternative has attracted strong international interest: the Finnish model. This is equally dynamic in technological and economic terms, but combines the information society with the welfare state. This book looks at what the Finnish model really is. The chapters analyse the factors that have enabled Nokia to be…
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The Information Society and the Welfare State
Silicon Valley has been considered as the model that societies must imitate to succeed in the information age. However, recently another alternative has attracted strong international interest: the Finnish model. This is equally dynamic in technological and economic terms, but combines the information society with the welfare state. This book looks at what the Finnish model really is. The chapters analyse the factors that have enabled Nokia to be…
The hacker ethic as the culture of the information age
In his famous essay, “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” Max Weber described how the “Protestant ethic” formed the culture of capitalism. His analysis extended from the beginnings of modern capitalism in the seventeenth century to the industrial economy of his own time in the early twentieth century. Three elements constitute the core of Weber’s concept of the culture of capitalism in this period. First, the Protestant ethic and …
Power of Identity Vol. 2
"The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells's 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 so…
Computer Science (2 works) · Information Age (2 works) · Information society (2 works) · Information Technology (2 works) · Social aspects (2 works) · Social aspects of Information technology (2 works) · 20th century (1 work) · 71.02 philosophy and theory of sociology (1 work) · Al qaeda (1 work) · anti-globalization movement (1 work)