The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory: Magic, Metaphor, Power

By Andrew Herman

Book Overview

Engaging the thematic issues of the Web as a space where magic, metaphor, and power converge, the chapters cover such subjects as The Web and Corporate Media Systems, Conspiracy Theories and the Web;... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415925029
• ISBN13: 9780415925020
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.0"

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This book is an important contribution to cultural-theoretical analysis of the web. It has an impressive list of contributors and a remarkably cutting edge account of new media. Crucial for anyone trying to think about the web today.