LEADER 02948nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910814505803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-57663-5 010 $a9786613889089 010 $a0-19-163498-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234084 035 $a(EBL)998950 035 $a(OCoLC)807272260 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000737831 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12299062 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737831 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10787735 035 $a(PQKB)11730114 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC998950 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL998950 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590436 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388908 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7035359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7035359 035 $a(OCoLC)872139821 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB167279 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234084 100 $a20120314d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImagining the Internet $ecommunication, innovation, and governance /$fRobin Mansell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-969704-3 311 $a0-19-969705-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Z 330 $aThis 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 perspective 606 $aInternet$xSocial aspects 606 $aInformation society 615 0$aInternet$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aInformation society. 676 $a303.4833 700 $aMansell$b Robin$0140826 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814505803321 996 $aImagining the internet$9826351 997 $aUNINA