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The internet of elsewhere : the emergent effects of a wired world / Cyrus Farivar ; with a foreword by Vinton G. Cerf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farivar, Cyrus.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Internet--Social aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Internet.
- Internet--Political aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Information technology--Social aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Information technology.
- Information technology--Political aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Internet--Korea (South).
- Internet--Senegal.
- Internet--Estonia.
- Internet--Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N. J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through the lens of culture, The Internet of Elsewhere looks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies-Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers and surveys the environments in which they each work. Farivar contends that despite California's great success in creating the Internet and spawning companies like Apple and Google, in some areas the United States is still years behind other nations.<
- Contents:
- Introduction
- South Korea
- Senegal
- Estonia
- Iran
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-86468-1
- 0-8135-5078-5
- OCLC:
- 775302259
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