Cultures of the Internet: Virtual Spaces, Real Histories, Living Bodies

The Internet is here. But have we caught up with all of the implications it holds for culture and everyday life? Bringing together a group of the most accomplished writers on the Internet and cyberspace, this volume presents a systematic description of the development of the Internet, its history in the military-industrial complex, and the role of state policies (such as those that lead to the building of information superhighways). Contributors examine the arrival of E-mail, explore online discussion groups, and consider the prospect of an online world. They also address the development of this technology as a commercialized leisure form and a forum for underground political organization and critique. Accessible and innovative, Cultures of Internet will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, cultural studies, media studies, and computer studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080397518X
• ISBN13: 9780803975187
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"