Addressing the World: National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains

Gallup, Dana M.

ISBN 10: 0742528103 / ISBN 13: 9780742528109

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003

About this Item

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. This text looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names, from the US and Australia to Moldova and East Timor. Editor(s): Wass, Erica Schlesinger. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; UBJ; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280. . 2003. paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9780742528109

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Addressing the World: National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 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.