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The internet / Gary Wiener, book editor.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Global viewpointsPublication details: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.Description: 270 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780737749359 (hardcover)
  • 0737749350 (hardcover)
  • 9780737749366 (pbk.)
  • 0737749369 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM 851 .W53
Contents:
The internet makes distance matter less for good and ill / Barry S. Fagin -- The internet is destroying the world / A.N. Wilson -- The internet will fracture, rather than join, cultures / Hervé Fischer -- Online social media offer the freedom to share boring content / J. Peder Zane -- China uses harsh rehabilitation techniques on young internet addicts / Ariana Eunjung Cha -- In Bangladesh, the internet is improving people's lives / Kevin Sullivan -- South Africans' lives have been changed by the internet / Hadlee Simons -- The internet will undermine serious journalism in Australia / David McKnight, Penny O'Donnell -- In Canada, the internet is slowly changing political campaigns / James Mennie -- Iran's dissidents use social networking to challenge government power / Christian Christensen -- Technology will not stop evil regimes / Abraham Cooper, Harold Brackman -- The internet will save China / Liu Xiaobo -- In England, the internet has the potential to engage voters in the political system / Peter Kellner -- Internet filters in Australia are not worth the cost / Nick Farrell -- Japan's internet regulations may create more problems than they solve / Chris Salzberg --
Gaza's people need support from the western world to preserve their internet freedom / Niv Lillian, Nir Boms -- Cubans need unrestricted internet access / Rogelio Vilarreal -- Europe must preserve an open internet / Cory Doctorow -- Network neutrality may not be practical / Bill Thompson -- Sweden should legalize online file sharing / Karl Sigfrid -- Germany must balance internet regulation with freedom of speech / Giampiero Giacomello -- Nigeria must crack down on its cybercriminals / Zakariyya Adaramola -- Russian organized crime pervades the world wide web / Rob Sharp -- Terrorist organizations use the internet for recruitment / Gabriel Weimann -- Australia must fight internet crime and support its victims / Lynne Roberts -- Globally, cyberwarfare is a threat to national security / Kenneth Geers -- Cyberwar is an exaggeration / Evgeny Morozov.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General circulation General circulation SEHSS - Library General Stacks [EHS] HM 851 .W53 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2015/002101

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The internet makes distance matter less for good and ill / Barry S. Fagin -- The internet is destroying the world / A.N. Wilson -- The internet will fracture, rather than join, cultures / Hervé Fischer -- Online social media offer the freedom to share boring content / J. Peder Zane -- China uses harsh rehabilitation techniques on young internet addicts / Ariana Eunjung Cha -- In Bangladesh, the internet is improving people's lives / Kevin Sullivan -- South Africans' lives have been changed by the internet / Hadlee Simons -- The internet will undermine serious journalism in Australia / David McKnight, Penny O'Donnell -- In Canada, the internet is slowly changing political campaigns / James Mennie -- Iran's dissidents use social networking to challenge government power / Christian Christensen -- Technology will not stop evil regimes / Abraham Cooper, Harold Brackman -- The internet will save China / Liu Xiaobo -- In England, the internet has the potential to engage voters in the political system / Peter Kellner -- Internet filters in Australia are not worth the cost / Nick Farrell -- Japan's internet regulations may create more problems than they solve / Chris Salzberg --

Gaza's people need support from the western world to preserve their internet freedom / Niv Lillian, Nir Boms -- Cubans need unrestricted internet access / Rogelio Vilarreal -- Europe must preserve an open internet / Cory Doctorow -- Network neutrality may not be practical / Bill Thompson -- Sweden should legalize online file sharing / Karl Sigfrid -- Germany must balance internet regulation with freedom of speech / Giampiero Giacomello -- Nigeria must crack down on its cybercriminals / Zakariyya Adaramola -- Russian organized crime pervades the world wide web / Rob Sharp -- Terrorist organizations use the internet for recruitment / Gabriel Weimann -- Australia must fight internet crime and support its victims / Lynne Roberts -- Globally, cyberwarfare is a threat to national security / Kenneth Geers -- Cyberwar is an exaggeration / Evgeny Morozov.

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