| Description |
xv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary Asia in the world
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Contemporary Asia in the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-287) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Online activism in an age of contention -- The politics of digital contention -- The rituals and genres of contention -- The changing style of contention -- The business of digital contention -- Civic associations online -- Utopian realism in online communities -- Transnational activism online -- Conclusion: China's long revolution. |
| Summary |
"Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways. Guobin Yang's pioneering study maps an innovative range of contentious forms and practices linked to Chinese cyberspace, delineating a nuanced and dynamic image of the Chinese Internet as an arena for creativity, community, conflict, and control". -- Book Jacket |
| Subject |
Political participation -- Technological innovations -- China.
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Political participation -- Technological innovations. |
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China. |
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Political participation. |
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Internet -- Political aspects -- China.
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Internet -- Political aspects. |
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Internet -- Social aspects -- China.
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Internet -- Social aspects. |
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Internet -- China.
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Internet. |
| ISBN |
9780231144209 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231144202 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780231513142 e-book |
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0231513143 e-book |
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