The Internet of Elsewhere The Emergent Effects of a Wired World

Through the lens of culture,The Internet of Elsewherelooks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies-Iran, Estonia, South Korea,...

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Main Author:	Farivar, Cyrus
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	United States Rutgers University Press 2011
Edition:	1
Subjects:	blogger Case studies cheap broadband COM060080 COMPUTERS / Web / General communication COMPUTERS COMPUTERS / General COMPUTERS / Internet / General culture Developing countries Economic development economics emergence of the internet Estonia Generalities global contributions to the internet global internet connections global internet contributions global internet use history of the internet Identity Information and communication technologies Information technology Information technology > Political aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Information technology > Social aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet Internet > Estonia Internet > Iran Internet > Political aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet > Senegal Internet > Social aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet > South Korea internet access internet access in Africa internet and culture internet development internet in Estonia internet in Iran internet in Senegal internet in South Korea Iran Korea (South) Political aspects politics role of internet Senegal Skype Social aspects South Korea sub-Saharan Africa and the internet Technological change Technology TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technology & Engineering / General transforming communication Web pioneers wired world world wide web politics sub-Saharan Africa and the internet internet in Senegal blogger role of internet world wide web internet in Estonia global contributions to the internet global internet use history of the internet internet in South Korea cheap broadband transforming communication communication internet in Iran internet access in Africa global internet contributions global internet connections internet and culture economics Skype culture wired world emergence of the internet Web pioneers internet development internet internet access
ISBN:	0813550785, 9780813550787, 9780813549620, 0813549620
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Table of Contents:

Front Matter Table of Contents FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction 1: South Korea 2: Senegal 3: Estonia 4: Iran Conclusion NOTES INDEX Back Matter
Contents Foreward Acknowledgments Introduction 1. South Korea 2. Senegal 3. Estonia 4. Iran Conclusion Notes Index About the Author Frontmatter
Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chatper 2 -- Chatper 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- INDEX
Acknowledgments --
Index --
3. Estonia --
1. South Korea --
CONTENTS --
Conclusion --
2. Senegal --
4. Iran --
Foreword
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Frontmatter --
Notes --
Introduction --
Vinton G. Cerf --