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      Copyright © Ori Schwarz 2021

      The right of Ori Schwarz to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      First published in 2021 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4296-3

      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4297-0 (pb)

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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      Names: Schwarz, Ori, 1979- author.

      Title: Sociological theory for digital society : the codes that bind us together / Ori Schwarz.

      Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “How to rethink social theory in our digital times”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021005391 (print) | LCCN 2021005392 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509542963 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509542970 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509542987 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Sociology. | Information society. | Online social networks. | Information technology--Social aspects.

      Classification: LCC HM585 .S3776 2021 (print) | LCC HM585 (ebook) | DDC 303.48/33--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021005391

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021005392

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      Jacket image © Robert Hodgin. This digital mirror objectifies social life, bringing together images taken in different times to create a digitally curated representation of the self.

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