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Autore |
Ryan Johnny <1980-> |
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Titolo |
A history of the Internet and the digital future [[electronic resource] /] / Johnny Ryan |
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ISBN |
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1-282-88469-7 |
9786612884696 |
1-86189-835-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Internet |
Internet - History |
Internet - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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History of the Internet; Imprint page; Contents; Preface: The Great Adjustment; Distributed Network, Centrifugal Ideas; Expansion; The Emerging Environment; Glossary; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A History of the Internet and the Digital Future tells the story of the development of the Internet from the 1950's to the present and examines how the balance of power has shifted between the individual and the state in the areas of censorship, copyright infringement, intellectual freedom, and terrorism and warfare. Johnny Ryan explains how the Internet has revolutionized political campaigns; how the development of the World Wide Web enfranchised a new online population of assertive, niche consumers; and how the dot-com bust taught smarter firms to capitalize on the power of |
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