Internet in China - Cyberspace and Civil Society

Informationen zum Autor Zixue Tai is Assistant Professor of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Klappentext Examining the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society, the question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China. Zusammenfassung Examining the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society, the question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1: The Idea of Civil Society from Early Modern to Contemporary Social Thought in the West; 2: The Idea of Civil Society in the Chinese Context; 3: Government Policy and State Control of the Internet in China; 4: Historical Development of the Internet in China; 5: Communication, Empowerment, and the Emergence of Network Public Opinion in Chinese Cyberspace; A School Explosion, a Fatal Virus, and the Internet Factor; 7: Online Activism, Internet Protest, and Social Movements in Cyber China; Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Zixue Tai, Tai Zixue
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415535885
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53588-5
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, COMPUTERS / Internet / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Media studies: internet, digital media and society