Cyberpower

The culture and politics of cyberspace and the Internet

Tim Jordan

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Routledge
25 February 1999

Humanities; Cultural studies; Sociology; Anthropology; Internet guides & online services; Internet browsers; Computer science

These are some of the questions analysed in this wide ranging introduction to the politics of the Internet.

Written around a clear and simple theoretical framework, Cyberpower presents all the key concepts, with the author guiding the reader through a wealth of material, including original research using interviews and statistical analysis, to provide the first complete analysis of the politics and culture of cyberspace. Subjects covered include;

power and cyberspace

the virtual individual

society in cyberspace

imagination and the internet. Nine 'myths of the electronic frontier' - from cyberrape to total surveillance - retell spectacular stories about the nature of power in cyberspace and how cyberspace is re-making global society.

By: Tim Jordan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780415170772
ISBN 10: 041517077X
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 25 February 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Power and cyberspace 2 Cyberspace and the matrix 3 The virtual individual 4 The virtual social I: the social in cyberspace 5 The virtual social II: the social between online and offline 6 The virtual imaginary 7 Cyberpower

Tim Jordan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of East London.

Reviews for Cyberpower: The culture and politics of cyberspace and the Internet

""Whether Cyberspace is a place or not, many explorers need orientation to the digital world--a map. And sociologist Tim Jordan is ready to provide just that, claiming that 'the patterns of virtual life are clear enough to be mapped....This book is such a globe. It is a cartography of powers.'."" -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ""Jordan's introduction is remarkable...[he] truly animates this book.."" -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ...""he is a fine representative of how the Internet is discussed in certain circles...."" -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ""I would definitely assign this book.... It serves as an excellent introduction, and would serve well as a representative of efforts to map cyberspace, pointing to some popular attractions.."" -Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University ...""Jordan does a good job of giving readers some grounding in the denser theoretical concepts he wants to employ while providing a variety of examples...Jordan skillfully works in a wide range of data while maintaining his theoretical considerations."" Contemporary ""Sociology 31, 3 .""