“…Marcuse brings back to center stage one of the most celebrated and controversial philosophers of the turbulent 1960s, the man Time magazine called the "guru of the New Left."In Reason and Revolution, Eros and Civilization, OneDimensional Man, and other notable works, Herbert Marcuse crystallized the essence of counterculture philosophy. …”

“…He took a leading role in reviving the Australian film industry and abolishing the death penalty in Australia, and was the first politician to raise public awareness of global warming, the 'post‐industrial' society, the IT revolution, biotechnology, the rise of 'the Third Age' and the need to preserve Antarctica as a wilderness. …”

“…Despite these impressive gains, the Korean education system needs improvements to respond positively and creatively to the challenges of globalisation, the electronic revolution and the advent of society based on knowledge and information. …”

“…While the sector has gone through different stages of such revolution, from improving energy efficiency to recovering renewable energy and resources, when it comes to the next step of achieving carbon neutrality or negative emission, it falls behind other infrastructure sectors such as energy and transportation. …”

“…Information, knowledge, and technology occupy significant space in the information and knowledge society and ongoing debates on development such as sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda 2030 and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). …”

“…But there is also no panacea. A society's past and its institutions and culture play a key role in shaping how it may-or may not-develop…”

“…Independent schools have always attracted controversy. Many in society take issue with the high level of privilege they enjoy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Analytical game design : Game-making as a cultural technique in a gamified society -- 4. Re-thinking the social documentary -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The evolution of media species -- PART 3 Software in action -- 5 Media design -- After Effects and the invisible revolution -- The aesthetics of hybridity -- Deep remixability -- Layers, transparency, compositing -- After Effects interface: from "time-based" to "composition-based" -- 3D space as a media design platform -- Import/export: design workflow -- Variable form -- Amplification -- Conclusion -- Software, hardware, and social media -- Media after software -- Software epistemology -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13 Guaranteeing Corporate RightsPART IV: A ROGUE FINANCIAL SYSTEM; 14 The Money Game; 15 Predatory Finance; 16 Corporate Cannibalism; 17 Managed Competition; PART V: NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE; 18 Race to the Bottom; 19 The End of Ineffic; 20 People with No Place; PART VI: TO RECLAIM OUR POWER; 21 The Ecological Revolution; 22 Economies Are for Living; 23 An Awakened Civil Society; 24 Agenda for Democracy; Conclusion: A Living Economy for Living Earth; Epilogue: Our Need for Meaning; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Citizenship East and West: Reflections on Revolutions and Civil Society -- 11. Middle Eastern Modernities, Islam and Cosmopolitanism -- Part 3: Between Europe and Asia -- 12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on the employment relationship and adaptive skills requirements -- The role of law and governance in advancing climate resilience and climate justice -- Case note: Stepping in the right direction towards fully realising the constitutional promise of Section 29(1)(a) of the Constitution -- The feminist agenda, a fall of hierarchal redress or an attempt to establishing an 'equal' society gone wrong: An internal critique to feminist theories -- Subaltern responses to epistemic violence; the legacy of colonialism…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Origins of Sociological Theory -- From Speculative to Definitive -- Age of Enlightenment -- The Revolutions -- Organic Analogy and Evolutionism -- Basic Ideas of Sociological Theory -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 2: Karl Heinrich Marx (1818-83) -- A Biographical Sketch -- Materialist Conception of History -- Against Crude Materialism -- Dialectics -- Laws of Dialectics -- Metaphors of Base and Superstructure -- Stages of History -- A Pre-Class System or A Stage of Primitive Communism -- Asiatic Societies -- Ancient Society -- Feudal Society -- Capitalist Society -- Theory of Capitalism -- Commodity -- Labour Theory of Value -- Commodity Fetishism -- Surplus Value -- Accumulation Process -- Crisis of Capitalism -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 3: Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) -- A Biographical Sketch -- Social and Intellectual Influences -- Method of Study -- Rules for Sociological Study -- Explanation, Causality and Comparative Method -- Mechanical and Organic Solidarity -- Conscience Collective: Crime and Punishment -- Abnormal Forms of Division of Labour -- Sociology of Suicide -- Typology of Suicide -- Egoistic Suicide -- Altruistic Suicide -- Anomic Suicide -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 4: Max Weber (1864-1920) -- A Biographical Sketch -- Intellectual Background -- Method of Sociology -- Verstehen Sociology -- Value-Freedom (Werturteilsfreiheit) -- Understanding Explanation (Vertehendes Erklaren) -- Social Action -- Ideal Types -- Rationality -- Role of Ideas in History -- Spirit of Capitalism -- The Protestant Ethic -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 5: Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) -- A Biographical Sketch -- Social and Intellectual Influence…”

“…This book introduces and provides solutions to a variety of problems faced by society, companies and individuals in a quickly changing and technology-dependent world. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Metaverse -- 1.3 The Big Picture: Narratives for 2030 and Beyond -- 1.4 Purpose and Outline of Book -- References -- Chapter 2 Metaverse: The New North Star -- 2.1 Origins -- 2.2 Early Deployments -- 2.3 Key Enabling Technologies -- 2.4 Definition(s) of the Metaverse -- 2.5 Metaverse Economy and Community: Gamified Experiences -- References -- Chapter 3 The Multiverse: Infinite Possibility -- 3.1 Experience Innovation on the Digital Frontier -- 3.2 The Multiverse -- 3.3 Beyond the Metaverse Origins: Into the Future -- References -- Chapter 4 6G Vision and Next G Alliance Roadmap -- 4.1 6G Vision: Recent Progress and State of the Art -- 4.2 NSF: Next G Research -- 4.3 Next G Alliance Roadmap -- References -- Chapter 5 6G Post‐Smartphone Era: XR and Hybrid‐Augmented Intelligence -- 5.1 XR in the 6G Post‐Smartphone Era -- 5.2 Hybrid‐Augmented Intelligence -- References -- Chapter 6 Web3 and Token Engineering -- 6.1 Emerging Web3 Token Economy -- 6.2 Backend Revolution -- 6.3 Technology‐Enabled Social Organisms -- 6.4 Tokens -- 6.5 Mechanism Design and Token Engineering -- References -- Chapter 7 From Robonomics to Tokenomics -- 7.1 Robonomics -- 7.2 Blockchain Oracles and On‐Chaining -- 7.3 Blockchain‐Enabled Trust Game -- 7.4 On‐Chaining Oracle for Networked N‐Player Trust Game -- 7.5 Playing the N‐Player Trust Game with Persuasive Robots -- 7.6 Tokenomics -- References -- Chapter 8 Society 5.0: Internet As If People Mattered -- 8.1 Human Nature: Bounded Rationality and Predictable Irrationality -- 8.2 Society 5.0: Human‐Centeredness -- 8.3 The Path (DAO) to a Human‐Centered Society…”