The Internet in China : Cyberspace and Civil Society

ISBN-13: 9780415535885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str.

Zixue Tai

Opis

Examining the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society, this book asks not whether the Internet will democratise China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratising communication in China.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Zixue Tai is Assistant Professor of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.