The Internet of Elsewhere: the Emergent Effects of a Wired World
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Main Author: Farivar, Cyrus (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press 2011
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chatper 2; Chatper 3; Chapter 4; Conclusion; NOTES; INDEX.
Through the lens of culture, The Internet of Elsewhere looks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies-Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers and surveys the environments in which they each work. Farivar contends that despite California's great success in creating the Internet and spawning companies like Apple and Google, in some areas the United States is still years behind other nations
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (255 pages)
ISBN:9780813550787
0813550785

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