The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives

Author:   Dr. Marcus Leaning (University of Wales, UK)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
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9781843344520


Pages:   194
Publication Date:   30 August 2009
Format:   Paperback
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The Internet, Power and Society: Rethinking the Power of the Internet to Change Lives


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An exciting challenge to how the internet and ICT have been understood in academia and popular culture and shows how important ‘cultural’ assumptions are in how we understand technology. The Internet, Power and Society argues that the way in which we view technology such as the internet owes much to older, historic views of the media and to ‘issues’ in contemporary society. Such perspectives are deeply rooted in a Western view of technology and the book concludes by offering a radically new perspective as to how the internet can change a society that is truly global in its application.

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Author:   Dr. Marcus Leaning (University of Wales, UK)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781843344520


ISBN 10:   1843344521
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   30 August 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Understanding the Internet: Theories of technology and society; The idea of the Internet; The Internet, politics and the public sphere; Politics and the role of the Internet. Part 2 The Internet and society: Social form and media potency – the processes of modernisation; The Internet and society: Reconsidering the link; Conclusion.

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This book is definitely worth a read...it is well structured, well written, and extremely informative. -Online Information Review


This book is definitely worth a read...it is well structured, well written, and extremely informative. <br>-Online Information Review


Author Information

Dr Leaning is a senior lecturer in digital media at Trinity College, Carmarthen, University of Wales. He has given numerous international lectures and conference presentations, was a visiting research fellow at Hokkaido University in Japan, and has published numerous academic papers and popular articles on the Internet and its role in social change.

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