Addressing the World : National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains

Wass, Erica Schlesinger (EDT); Gallup, Dana M. (CON); Gandhi, Tushar A. (CON); Huff, Toby E. (CON); Lindon, Patrik (CON)

ISBN 10: 0742528103 / ISBN 13: 9780742528109

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Addressing the World : National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742528103
• ISBN 13: 9780742528109
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Few people think of an Internet domain name like .us or .in as anything other than an address-when, in fact, it often serves as a roadmap to national identities and priorities. Addressing the World looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names, from the United States and Australia to Moldova and East Timor. Stories and first-person accounts by activists, journalists, Internet administrators, lawyers, and academics examine the sociological, historical, political, and technological development of Internet country code top-level domains (ccT.L.D.s).

About the Author

Erica Schlesinger Wass is a journalist and an attorney in New York City. She writes about the Internet and the social implications of its use and governance. In addition to being a lecturer in the Strategic Communications Program at Columbia University, Wass is a frequent classroom guest lecturer on Internet law issues.