Politics as Usual: The Cyberspace `Revolution'

di Michael Margolis (Autore)

David K. Resnick (Autore)

SAGE Publications Inc, 2000

Cyberspace is no longer a mystery. It has become irrevocably intertwined with everyday life, facilitating everything from reading the news and paying the bills to ordering birthday presents. We are in the midst of a revolution in mass communication, and there now exists the technology for creating new forms of community, empowering citizens, and challenging existing power structures. But will such changes occur? In this fascinating book Michael Margolis and David Resnick ponder the effects of cyberspace on American Politics. Our political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus, the Internet's vast potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information. This broad examination begins with a history of cyberspace and moves through discussions of parties, political interest groups, candidates, mass media, information dissemination, and commercial uses of the Internet. Politics as Usual offers an innovative and exciting look into previously ignored aspects of the Internet and American politics.

• Autore: Michael Margolis, David K. Resnick
• Editore: SAGE Publications Inc
• Collana: Contemporary American Politics
• Anno: 2000
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Dimensioni: 228 x 152 mm
• Peso: 480 gr.
• EAN: 9780761913306

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