Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet

Tim Jordan

Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1999 - Computers - 254 pages

This volume covers key concepts such as power and cyberspace, the virtual individual, society in cyberspace, and imagination and the internet. The author surfs through a wealth of material, including original research in interviews and statistical analysis, to provide an analysis of the politics and culture of cyberspace. Drawing on examples from cross-gendered virtual selves to the meaning of Bill Gates, he questions who actually governs cyberspace and what powers the individual can control while there. Using case studies from the rich mythology of the electronic frontier, from cyberrape to total surveillance, the author also addresses how cyberspace is remaking global society.

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If you need a reference for power phenomena on the Internet, this book sort of works, though it badly needs updating for the social media age. Most readable parts are the explanation of theories of ...

About the author

Jordan was the associate producer of Mountain Men. He has worked on several major documentary series including Icemen, CIA, and The Underworld.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet
• Author: Tim Jordan
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1999
• ISBN: 041517077X, 9780415170772
• Length: 254 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Cybernetics; Computers / Internet / General; Computers / Social Aspects / General; Social Science / Sociology / General