Historicizing Online Politics: Telegraphy, the Internet, and Political Participation in China

@book{citeulike:461836, abstract = {{It is widely recognized that internet technology has had a profound effect on political participation in China, but this new use of technology is not unprecedented in Chinese history. This is a pioneering work that systematically describes and analyzes the manner in which the Chinese used telegraphy during the late Qing, and the internet in the contemporary period, to participate in politics. <P>Drawing upon insights from the fields of anthropology, history, political science, and media studies, this book historicizes the internet in China and may change the direction of the emergent field of Chinese internet studies. In contrast to previous works, this book is unprecedented in its perspective, in the depth of information and understanding, in the conclusions it reaches, and in its methodology. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book is accessible to a broad audience.}}, author = {Zhou, Yongming }, citeulike-article-id = {461836}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0804751285}, keywords = {china, internet, new\_media, politics}, month = {December}, posted-at = {2006-01-11 09:08:09}, priority = {5}, publisher = {{Stanford University Press}}, title = {Historicizing Online Politics: Telegraphy, the Internet, and Political Participation in China}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0804751285}, year = {2005} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:461836 L3 - citeulike-article-id:461836 TI - Historicizing Online Politics: Telegraphy, the Internet, and Political Participation in China PB - {Stanford University Press} SN - 0804751285 N2 - {It is widely recognized that internet technology has had a profound effect on political participation in China, but this new use of technology is not unprecedented in Chinese history. This is a pioneering work that systematically describes and analyzes the manner in which the Chinese used telegraphy during the late Qing, and the internet in the contemporary period, to participate in politics. <P>Drawing upon insights from the fields of anthropology, history, political science, and media studies, this book historicizes the internet in China and may change the direction of the emergent field of Chinese internet studies. In contrast to previous works, this book is unprecedented in its perspective, in the depth of information and understanding, in the conclusions it reaches, and in its methodology. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book is accessible to a broad audience.} KW - china KW - internet KW - new_media KW - politics AU - Zhou, Yongming PY - 2005/12/16/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0804751285 ER -