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Internet Governance in Transition
Daniel J. Pare
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Description for Internet Governance in Transition
Hardback. All Internet users will find this book a useful tool for understanding the increasingly complex web of Internet control. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JPS; KNTX; LB; UDB; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Who controls the Internet and on what basis does that authority rest? While this network of information seems to be the world's property, a multitude of controversies has erupted at international, national, regional, and local levels over the appropriate forms of governance for the Internet and its applications. Internet Governance in Transition examines the historical, sociological, and political consequences of attempts to reconfigure the management and administration of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). This comprehensive look at the politics of internetworking is especially timely as various interests are increasingly questioning the authority and legitimacy of the U.S.-based Internet Corporation ... Read more
Who controls the Internet and on what basis does that authority rest? While this network of information seems to be the world's property, a multitude of controversies has erupted at international, national, regional, and local levels over the appropriate forms of governance for the Internet and its applications. Internet Governance in Transition examines the historical, sociological, and political consequences of attempts to reconfigure the management and administration of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). This comprehensive look at the politics of internetworking is especially timely as various interests are increasingly questioning the authority and legitimacy of the U.S.-based Internet Corporation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742518452
SKU
V9780742518452
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About Daniel J. Pare
Daniel J. ParZ is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and researcher at University of Sussex in science and technology policy.
Reviews for Internet Governance in Transition
Paré has clearly mastered his subject matter. Internet Governance in Transition leaves little question as to why the administration of Internet domain names has become <U>the<U> pivotal battle for control over cyberspace.....
Greg Elmer, Boston College, editor of Critical Perspectives on the Internet Paré has clearly mastered his subject matter. Internet Governance in Transition leaves little question as to ... Read more
Greg Elmer, Boston College, editor of Critical Perspectives on the Internet Paré has clearly mastered his subject matter. Internet Governance in Transition leaves little question as to ... Read more