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OverviewThese 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tim JordanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780415170772ISBN 10: 041517077 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 25 February 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 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 CyberpowerReviewsWhether 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.'. <br>-Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University <br> Jordan's introduction is remarkable...[he] truly animates this book.. <br>-Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University <br>... he is a fine representative of how the Internet is discussed in certain circles.... <br>-Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University <br> 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.. <br>-Alan Bilansky, Pennsylvania State University <br>... 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 . <br> """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 .""" 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 . Author InformationTim Jordan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of East London. 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