Writing the Public in Cyberspace: Redefining Inclusion on the Net

by Ann Travers

Popular claims that new information technology will expand democratic and public spaces are problematic given the exclusive history of the public and the restriction of access to computer technology to elites. This book investigates patterns of behavior in a cybercommunity consisting of Americans and Canadians, and discusses the ways in which these so-called public spaces are likely to reshape the boundaries between social insiders and outsiders rather...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815332653
• ISBN13: 9780815332657
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"