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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465862303321

Titolo

The Internet in China 1980s-2000s : cultural, political, and social dimensions / / editors, Ashley Esarey, Randolph Kluver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Great Barrington, Massachusetts : , : Berkshire Publishing Group, , 2015

©2014

ISBN

1-933782-24-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 270 pages)

Collana

Berkshire Essentials

Disciplina

384.30951

Soggetti

Internet - Social aspects - China

Internet - China

Social change - China

Electronic books.

China Social conditions 2000-

China Social conditions 1976-2000

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / by Randolph Kluver -- Part 1. Business and economics -- Internet service providers (ISPs) -- Internet and political development -- Advertising online -- Shopping online -- Consumers online -- Telecommunications industry -- User generated content -- Part 2. Governance, law, and politics -- E-government -- Great firewall -- Internet content filtering -- Monitoring -- Internet governance -- Internet regulation -- Part 3. Entertainment and education -- Blogging -- Chinese language and computing -- Digital divides -- Distance education -- Email -- Online game industry -- Microblogging -- Parody -- Text messaging -- Virtual reality -- Part 4. Society and social welfare -- Children online -- Chinese diaspora online -- Community online -- Social and political impacts -- Internet cafes -- Internet events -- Internet in everyday life -- Internet addiction -- Dating online -- Cybersex -- Conclusion / by Ashley Esarey.