02948nam 2200637Ia 450 991081450580332120200520144314.01-283-57663-597866138890890-19-163498-0(CKB)2670000000234084(EBL)998950(OCoLC)807272260(SSID)ssj0000737831(PQKBManifestationID)12299062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737831(PQKBWorkID)10787735(PQKB)11730114(MiAaPQ)EBC998950(Au-PeEL)EBL998950(CaPaEBR)ebr10590436(CaONFJC)MIL388908(MiAaPQ)EBC7035359(Au-PeEL)EBL7035359(OCoLC)872139821(FINmELB)ELB167279(EXLCZ)99267000000023408420120314d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImagining the Internet communication, innovation, and governance /Robin Mansell1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20121 online resource (310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-969704-3 0-19-969705-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Fast Forwarding through the Information Society; Chapter 3: Social Imaginaries of the Information Society; Chapter 4: Communication, Complexity, and Paradox; Chapter 5: Communication Systems in Everyday Life; Chapter 6: Emergence and Communication Systems; Chapter 7: Political Firestorms in Communication Policy; Chapter 8: Conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThis book is an impressive survey of our collective and cumulative understanding of the evolution of digital communication systems and the Internet. Whilst the information societies of the twenty-first century will develop ever more sophisticated technologies, the Internet is now a familiar and pervasive part of the world in which we live, work, and communicate. As such it is important to take stock of some fundamental questions - whether, for example, it contributes to progress,social cohesion, democracy, and growth - and at the same time to review the rich and varied theories and perspectiveInternetSocial aspectsInformation societyInternetSocial aspects.Information society.303.4833Mansell Robin140826MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814505803321Imagining the internet826351UNINA