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Stephen D. McDowell - Managing the Infosphere: Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion - 9781592132805 - V9781592132805
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Managing the Infosphere: Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion

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Description for Managing the Infosphere: Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion Paperback. Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion. 256 pages. Examines the world of communications as a space of mobility that overlaps uneasily with the world of sovereign, territorial nation-states. This book investigates specific policy problems encountered as international organizations try to "manage" a space that contradicts and supports existing systems of governance, identity, and technology. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTC; JPS. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 14. Weight: 288.
Drawing on their expertise in geography, political science, international relations, and communication studies, McDowell, Steinberg, and Tomasello investigate specific policy problems encountered as international organizations, corporations, and individual users try to "manage" a space that simultaneously contradicts and supports existing institutions and systems of governance, identity, and technology.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592132805
SKU
V9781592132805
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About Stephen D. McDowell
Stephen D. McDowell is John H. Phipps Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication at Florida State University. He is the author of Globalization, Liberalization, and Policy Change: A Political Economy of India's Communications Sector. Philip E. Steinberg is an Associate Professor of Geography at Florida State University.  He is the author of The Social Construction ... Read more

Reviews for Managing the Infosphere: Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion
"Accessible and welcoming. The theoretical underpinnings are clearly explicated, and strong. The book will be particularly useful as an introductory text in classes on globalization and information technology for those in the first two years of their undergraduate studies." Sandra Braman, University of Wisconsin "The main strength of this book is its strong theoretical framework... Managing the Infosphere will prove ... Read more

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