Network Sociology

  Shumpei Kumon

English overview of the Japanese archive entry. The full text and original publication details are available in Japanese.

Shumpei Kumon revisits Japan’s early information-society thinkers, including Tadao Umesao and Yoneji Masuda. The essay reflects on their contributions to a comprehensive vision of social change and the development of network society. It originally appeared in February 1998.

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