Digital Cosmopolitans - Why We Think the Internet Connects Us, Why it Doesn't, and How to Rewire it

Ethan Zuckerman

ISBN 10: 0393350320 / ISBN 13: 9780393350326

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digital Cosmopolitans - Why We Think the Internet Connects Us, Why it Doesn't, and How to Rewire it
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393350320
• ISBN 13: 9780393350326
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 10 grams

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Synopsis

“One of our most important books on globalization.” ―Steve O’Keefe, New York Journal of Books

The enormous scope of the Internet can lead us to assume that as the online community grows, our world grows smaller and more cosmopolitan. In Digital Cosmopolitans, Ethan Zuckerman explains why the technological ability to communicate with someone does not guarantee human interaction or the healthy exchange of information and ideas. Combining the latest psychological and sociological research with current trends both online and off, Digital Cosmopolitans highlights the challenges we face and the headway being made in creating a world that is truly connected.

About the Author

Ethan Zuckerman is the founder of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and associate professor of public policy, information, and communication. From 2011–20, he led the Center for Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab. He is cofounder with Rebecca MacKinnon of the international blogging community Global Voices.