Cyberpower: The Culture And Politics Of Cyberspace And The Internet

Cyberpower: The Culture And Politics Of Cyberspace And The Internet

This is the first complete introduction to and analysis of the politics of the internet. Chapters are arranged around key words and use case studies to guide the reader through a wealth of material. Cyberpower presents all the key concepts of cyberspace including: * power and cyberspace * the virtual individual * society in cyberspace * imagination and the internet. Review "Whether Cyberspace is a place or not, many explorers need orientation to the digital world--a map. And sociologist Tim Jordan is ready to provide just that, claiming that 'the patterns of virtual life are clear enough to be mapped....This book is such a globe. It is a cartography of powers.'." -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University "Jordan's introduction is remarkable...[he] truly animates this book.." -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ..."he is a fine representative of how the Internet is discussed in certain circles...." -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University "I would definitely assign this book.... It serves as an excellent introduction, and would serve well as a representative of efforts to map cyberspace, pointing to some popular attractions.." -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ..."Jordan does a good job of giving readers some grounding in the denser theoretical concepts he wants to employ while providing a variety of examples...Jordan skillfully works in a wide range of data while maintaining his theoretical considerations." Contemporary "Sociology 31, 3 ." About the Author Tim Jordan is Senior Lecturer of Sociology, Open University. He is co-editor of Storming the Millennium: The New Politics of Change (1998) and author of Reinventing Revolution: Value and Difference in New Social Movements and the Left (1994).