The Internet in China

Ashley Esarey, Randolph Kluver (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2015
Berkshire Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-933782-60-7 (ISBN)

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Provides unique and much-needed historical background on the communications revolution and technological developments that have transformed Chinese society, creating new conflicts and new opportunities for the nation's half billion "netizens". This convenient handbook covers the role of the Internet in business and economy, governance and politics, civil society, and social welfare.

The Internet in China provides unique and much-needed historical background on the communications revolution and technological developments that have transformed Chinese society, creating new conflicts and new opportunities for the nation's half billion """"netizens."""" This convenient handbook covers the role of the Internet in business and economy, governance and politics, civil society, and social welfare. More than forty international experts, many of them Chinese, write about community-building and social networking, online dating and romance, government regulation, education and entertainment, and phenomena specific to China, including the Great Firewall and microblogging.

Ashley Esarey received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University and held the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. At the University of Alberta, Canada he teaches in the Political Science and East Asian Studies departments. His publications concern political communication in People's Republic of China.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2015
Reihe/Serie	Berkshire Essentials
Verlagsort	Great Barrington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	825 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
ISBN-10	1-933782-60-9 / 1933782609
ISBN-13	978-1-933782-60-7 / 9781933782607
Zustand	Neuware