Politics as Usual: The Cyberspace `Revolution': 6 (Contemporary American Politics) - Softcover

Margolis, Michael; Resnick, David K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761913319 ISBN 13: 9780761913313

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Cyberspace is no longer a mystery. It has become irrevocably intertwined with everyday life, facilitating everything from reading the news and paying the bills to ordering birthday presents. We are in the midst of a revolution in mass communication, and there now exists the technology for creating new forms of community, empowering citizens, and challenging existing power structures. But will such changes occur?

In this fascinating book Michael Margolis and David Resnick ponder the effects of cyberspace on American Politics. Our political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus, the Internet′s vast potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information. This broad examination begins with a history of cyberspace and moves through discussions of parties, political interest groups, candidates, mass media, information dissemination, and commercial uses of the Internet.

Politics as Usual offers an innovative and exciting look into previously ignored aspects of the Internet and American politics.

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Review

"A well-written, thoughtful, and accessible academic book highly recommended for all libraries with Internet, politics, and public policy collections." (E. Lewis 2007-07-10)

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761913319
• ISBN 13: 9780761913313
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 257