The internet is developing quicker in Asia than in any other region of the world. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the information society in an Asian context, and the impact of these technologies in Asia. These impacts are inevitably uneven and conditioned by issues of telecommunications infrastructure, government policies, cultural and social values, and economic realities. The combination of original research, theoretical innovation and detailed case studies make this an important book for scholars and students in Asian studies, media studies, communication studies and sociology.
Author(s): K. C. Ho, C.C Yang, Randy Kluver
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 288
Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 17
1 Asia encounters the Internet......Page 20
2 The state of Internet use in Asia......Page 42
3 Catching up and falling behind......Page 63
4 Cyberspace surveillance and social control the hidden face of the Internet in Asia......Page 86
5 Global technology meets local environment state attempts to control Internet content......Page 102
6 Piracy open source and international intellectual property law......Page 116
7 From real to virtual and back again civil society public sphere and the Internet in Indonesia......Page 132
8 Malaysiakini com and its impact on journalism and politics in Malaysia......Page 148
9 Who is setting the Chinese agenda The impact of online chatrooms on party presses in China......Page 162
10 Clicking for votes assessing Japanese political campaigns on the web......Page 178
11 The Tamil diaspora Tamil militancy and the Internet......Page 194
12 Construction and performance of virtual identity in the Chinese Internet......Page 212
13 Opening a Pandora’s box the cyber activism of Japanese women......Page 230
14 Support and spewing everyday activities of online Hindu groups......Page 247
15 Communication and relationships in online and offline worlds a study of Singapore youths......Page 268
Index......Page 282
