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OverviewIt 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. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yongming ZhouPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780804751285ISBN 10: 0804751285 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 16 December 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback 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 ContentsContents Introduction 000 Part I. Telegraphy 1. Telegraphy, Culture, and Policymaking 000 2. Telegraphy, Newspapers, and Public Opinion 000 3. Telegraphy, Political Participation, and State Control 000 4. Public Telegrams and Nationalist Mobilizations 000 5. Telegraph Power: Textual and Historical Contexts 000 Part II. The Internet 6. China and the Internet: Proactive Development and Control 000 7. Negotiating Power Online: The Party State, Intellectuals, and the Internet 000 8. Living on the Cyber Border: Minjian Online Political Writers in China 000 9. Informed Nationalism: Military Web Sites in Chinese Cyberspace 000 Conclusion 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000ReviewsThe explosive growth of the Internet in China has prompted pundits to proclaim that liberalization and perhaps even democratization cannot be far behind With this book Zhou Yongming inserts an important cautionary voice into that discussion. Zhou is an anthropologists by training and is at his most illuminating when summarizing the fieldwork he conducted among people involved in the production of politically serious cyber content in China. His typology of that content into officially connected or tolerated sites, and nationalist ones is compelling and very useful. -American Historical Review Zhou's book is an engaging and important addition to the literary of Chinese media studies. -- New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies Zhou's book is an engaging and important addition to the literary of Chinese media studies. -- New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies Author InformationYongming Zhou is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |