CyberAsia: The Internet and Society in Asia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Reference & Research Book News | Date: February 1, 2006 | Copyright information

9004146253

CyberAsia; the Internet and society in Asia.

Ed. by Zaheer Baber.

Brill Academic Publishers

2005

241 pages

$84.00

Paperback

Social sciences in Asia; v.5

HN655

Art, technology, policy analysis, and sociology are some of the perspectives used to explore the various dimensions of the dialect...

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