Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace : the Internet, Minority Nationalism, and the Web of Identity.
Saunders, Robert A.
Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace : the Internet, Minority Nationalism, and the Web of Identity. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2010. - 1 online resource (222 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Turning the Tables on Procrustes; Part I: The Color and Shape of a Cyberspatial World; Chapter 1: From Bibles to Bollywood: Mass Media, Identity, and the State; Chapter 2: Media Unbound: The Internet, Cyberspace, and Nationalism on the Web; Chapter 3: New World (Dis)Orders: National Identity and Ethnic Politics in the Global Era; Part II: Homo-Cybericus-Genus and Species; Chapter 4: Electronic Irredentists: Albanians Seeking Unity in Digital Space and Virtual Places. Chapter 5: Post-Imperial Digerati: Near Abroad Russians Transcending Local Barriers via Global TechnologiesChapter 6: Cybernetic Vanguard: The Roma's Use of the Web to Protect a Minority under Siege; Chapter 7: Virtual Prophets: Ummahists and the Construction of a New Imagined Community; Afterword: Toward a Cybernational Future?; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace examines the central role of the Internet in shaping national identity among stateless nations and national minorities in the twenty-first century. By creating new spaces for political discourse, alternative avenues for cultural production, and novel means of social organization, the author argues that the Web is remaking what it means to be part of nation.
English.
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9786613927002
392700 MIL D519AE32-E521-498F-A236-DDA110A44D18 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Political anthropology.
Politics and culture.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and international relations.
Internet--Political aspects.
World Wide Web--Political aspects.
Anthropologie politique.
Politique et culture.
Médias et culture.
Médias et relations internationales.
Internet--Aspect politique.
Web--Aspect politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
Internet--Political aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and international relations.
Political anthropology.
Politics and culture.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GN492.S28 2011
302.231
Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace : the Internet, Minority Nationalism, and the Web of Identity. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2010. - 1 online resource (222 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Turning the Tables on Procrustes; Part I: The Color and Shape of a Cyberspatial World; Chapter 1: From Bibles to Bollywood: Mass Media, Identity, and the State; Chapter 2: Media Unbound: The Internet, Cyberspace, and Nationalism on the Web; Chapter 3: New World (Dis)Orders: National Identity and Ethnic Politics in the Global Era; Part II: Homo-Cybericus-Genus and Species; Chapter 4: Electronic Irredentists: Albanians Seeking Unity in Digital Space and Virtual Places. Chapter 5: Post-Imperial Digerati: Near Abroad Russians Transcending Local Barriers via Global TechnologiesChapter 6: Cybernetic Vanguard: The Roma's Use of the Web to Protect a Minority under Siege; Chapter 7: Virtual Prophets: Ummahists and the Construction of a New Imagined Community; Afterword: Toward a Cybernational Future?; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace examines the central role of the Internet in shaping national identity among stateless nations and national minorities in the twenty-first century. By creating new spaces for political discourse, alternative avenues for cultural production, and novel means of social organization, the author argues that the Web is remaking what it means to be part of nation.
English.
9781461633419 1461633419 9781283614559 1283614553 9786613927002 6613927007
9786613927002
392700 MIL D519AE32-E521-498F-A236-DDA110A44D18 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Political anthropology.
Politics and culture.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and international relations.
Internet--Political aspects.
World Wide Web--Political aspects.
Anthropologie politique.
Politique et culture.
Médias et culture.
Médias et relations internationales.
Internet--Aspect politique.
Web--Aspect politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
Internet--Political aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and international relations.
Political anthropology.
Politics and culture.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GN492.S28 2011
302.231