TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tai,Zixue
TI  - The Internet in China: cyberspace and civil society 
T2  - Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture
SN  - 0415976553
AV  - HM851 .T35 2006
U1  - 303.48330951 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Internet
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - China
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Information policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-340) and index; 1; The idea of civil society from early modern to contemporary social thought in the west --; 2; The idea of civil society in the Chinese context --; 3; Government policy and state control of the Internet in China --; 4; Historical development of the Internet in China --; 5; Communication, empowerment, and the emergence of network public opinion in Chinese cyberspace --; 6; A school explosion, a fatal virus, and the Internet factor --; 7; Online activism, Internet protest, and social movements in Cyber China
N2  - "The Internet in China examines the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society. The rapid growth of the Internet has been enthusiastically embraced by the Chinese government, but the government has also rushed to seize control of the virtual environment. Individuals have responded with impassioned campaigns against official control of information. The emergence of a civil society via cyberspace has had profound effects upon China - for example, in 2003, based on an Internet campaign, the Chinese Supreme People's Court overturned the ruling of a local court for the first time since the Communist Party came to power in 1949." "The important question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China. The purpose of this book is to examine the evolving interplay between civil society and the Internet in China."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -