ABSTRACT

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.

part |2 pages

PART I Perspectives on Internet and development in Asia:

chapter 2|21 pages

The state of Internet use in Asia

chapter 3|23 pages

Catching up and falling behind

Inequality, IT, and the Asian diaspora

chapter 4|16 pages

Cyberspace, surveillance, and social control: the hidden face of the Internet in Asia

The hidden face of the Internet in

chapter 5|14 pages

Global technology meets local environment

State attempts to control Internet content

part |2 pages

PART II Issues and impacts: case studies

chapter 7|16 pages

From real to virtual (and back again)

Civil society, public sphere, and the Internet in Indonesia

chapter 9|16 pages

Who is setting the Chinese agenda?

The impact of online chatrooms on party presses in China

chapter 10|16 pages

Clicking for votes

Assessing Japanese political campaigns on the web

chapter 13|17 pages

Opening a Pandora’s box

The cyber activism of Japanese women

chapter 14|21 pages

Support and spewing

Everyday activities of online Hindu groups

chapter 15|14 pages

Communication and relationships in online and offline worlds

A study of Singapore youths