Capitalism or information society? The fundamental question of the present structure of society

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 413-434

  Fuchs, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adorno; capitalism; contemporary society; information society theory; modern society; social theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887506746     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: 14617137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431012461432     Document Type: Article

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