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The Internet in China (Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture) - Softcover

Book 1 of 76: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture

Tai, Zixue

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9780415535885: The Internet in China (Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture)
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ISBN 10: 0415535883 ISBN 13: 9780415535885
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

The Internet in China examines the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society. The rapid growth of the Internet has been enthusiastically embraced by the Chinese government, but the government has also rushed to seize control of the virtual environment. Individuals have responded with impassioned campaigns against official control of information. The emergence of a civil society via cyberspace has had profound effects upon China--for example, in 2003, based on an Internet campaign, the Chinese Supreme People's Court overturned the ruling of a local court for the first time since the Communist Party came to power in 1949.
The important question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China. How is the Internet empowering individuals by fostering new types of social spaces and redefining existing social relations?

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About the Author

Zixue Tai is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415535883
ISBN 13 
9780415535885
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
365
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