Contesting Cyberspace in China: Online Expression and Authoritarian Resilience

Author:   Rongbin Han
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
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9780231184755


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   10 April 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Rongbin Han
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231184755


ISBN 10:   0231184751
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   10 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction: Pluralism and Cyberpolitics in China 2. Harmonizing the Internet: State Control Over Online Expression 3. To Comply or to Resist? The Intermediaries' Dilemma 4. Pop Activism: Playful Netizens in Cyberpolitics 5. Trolling for the Party: State-Sponsored Internet Commentators 6. Manufacturing Distrust: Online Political Opposition and Its Backlash 7. Defending the Regime: The Voluntary Fifty-Cent Army 8. Authoritarian Resilience Online: Mismatched Capacity, Miscalculated Threat Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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If you are looking for that long-awaited book on China's Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Han's Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. -- Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania


If you are looking for that long-awaited book on China's Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Han's Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. -- Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania How has the Internet changed state-society relations in China? How have social groups engaged in a guerrilla war with the authorities over cyberspace? And how is the Internet remaking China? In this empirically rich work, Rongbin Han has provided us with a vivid analysis of the interactions between the state and society in China's cyberspace. Those who are interested in cyber affairs must read this brilliant book. -- Zheng Yongnian, National University of Singapore Contesting Cyberspace in China goes beyond the typical fascination with Chinese censorship and internet controls. It investigates the ways in which social media and online expression are pluralizing political debate in China, giving ample room for fiery nationalists and indignant leftists to attack the regime's liberal critics. The book is an excellent study of the diversity, drama, and defiance of China's netizens. -- Mary E. Gallagher, University of Michigan


Contesting Cyberspace in China goes beyond the typical fascination with Chinese censorship and internet controls. It investigates the ways in which social media and online expression are pluralizing political debate in China, giving ample room for fiery nationalists and indignant leftists to attack the regime's liberal critics. The book is an excellent study of the diversity, drama, and defiance of China's netizens. -- Mary E. Gallagher, University of Michigan How has the Internet changed state-society relations in China? How have social groups engaged in a guerrilla war with the authorities over cyberspace? And how is the Internet remaking China? In this empirically rich work, Rongbin Han has provided us with a vivid analysis of the interactions between the state and society in China's cyberspace. Those who are interested in cyber affairs must read this brilliant book. -- Zheng Yongnian, National University of Singapore If you are looking for that long-awaited book on China's Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Han's Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. -- Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania


If you are looking for that long-awaited book on China's Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Han's Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. -- Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania How has the Internet changed state-society relations in China? How have social groups engaged a guerrilla war with the authorities over cyberspace? And how is the Internet remaking China? In this empirically rich work, Rongbin Han has provided us a vivid analysis of the interactions between the state and society in China's cyberspace. Those who are interested in cyber affairs must read this brilliant book. -- Zheng Yongnian, National University of Singapore Contesting Cyberspace in China goes beyond the typical fascination with Chinese censorship and internet controls. It investigates the ways in which social media and online expression is pluralizing political debate in China, giving ample room for fiery nationalists and indignant leftists to attack the regime's liberal critics. The book is an excellent study of the diversity, drama, and defiance of China's netizens. -- Mary E. Gallagher, University of Michigan


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Rongbin Han is an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.

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