Books On Sociology Of Cyberspace

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The Information Society: Cyber Dreams and Digital Nightmares Book by Robert Hassan (Nov 17, 2008 Book)

Cybercrime: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age (Crime and Society) Book by David S. Wall (Paperback - Sep 21, 2007 Book)

The Digital Sublime : Myth, Power, and Cyberspace Book by Vincent Mosco

Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education In Developing Countries: Old and Emergent Issues Of Access, Pedagogy, and Knowledge Production. Book by N'Dri T. Assie-Lumumba (Editor)

Communities in Cyberspace Book by Marc A. Smith (Editor), Peter Kollock (Editor)

Shaping the Network Society : The New Role of Civil Society in Cyberspace
Book by Douglas Schuler (Editor), Peter Day (Editor)

Virtual Politics : Identity and Community in Cyberspace (Politics and Culture) Book by David Holmes (Editor)

Communicating Across Cultures In Cyberspace: A Bibliographical Review Of Intercultural Communication Online (Kommunikation Und Kulturen / Cultures and Communication
Book by Jorg Roche (Editor), Leah P. Macfadyen (Editor)

The Governance of Cyberspace: Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring Book by Brian Loader (Editor), Brian D. Loader (Editor)

Cyborgs@cyberspace? An Ethnographer Looks to the Future Book by David Hakken
Langdon Winner, author of The Whale and the Reactor

Women@Internet : Creating New Cultures in Cyberspace Book by Wendy Harcourt

Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) Book by Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt, Keith Pratt

Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet Book by Tim Jordan

Communication and Cyberspace: Social Interaction in an Electronic Environment (The Hampton Press Communication Series. Communication and Public Space) 2nd edition Book by Lance Strate (Editor), Ron L. Jacobson (Editor), Stephonie B. Gibson (Editor), Ronald L. Jacobson (Editor), Stephanie B. Gibson (Editor)

The Internet : A Historical Encyclopedia Book by Moschovitis Group

The Role of Information And Communication Technologies in Global Development: Analyses And Policy Recommendations (Ict Task Force) Book by Abdul Basit Haqqani

No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace Teaching Respect, Stopping Abuse, and Rewarding Kindness Book by Jose Bolton (Editor), Stan Graeve

Cyberspace Divide: Equality, Agency and Policy in the Information Society Book by Brian D. Loader (Editor), Brian Loader (Editor)

Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace Book by Jodi Dean

Mapping Cyberspace Book by Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchin

Cyberspace/Cyberbodies/Cyberpunk: Cultures of Technological Embodiment (Theory, Culture and Society Series) Book by Mike Featherstone (Editor), Roger Burrows (Editor)

Religion And Cyberspace Book by Morten T. Hojsgaard (Editor), Margit Warburg (Editor)

From Celluloid to Cyberspace: The Media Arts and the Changing Arts World Book by Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H. Ondaatje

Living With Cyberspace: Technology & Society in the 21st Century Book by John Armitage (Editor), Joanne Roberts (Editor)

War of the Worlds: Cyberspace and the High-Tech Assault on Reality Book by Mark Slouka

The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace Book by David Hakken

Writing the Public in Cyberspace: Redefining Inclusion on the Net (Garland Studies in American Popular History and Culture) Book by Ann Travers

Reviews:

The Digital Sublime : Myth, Power, and Cyberspace Book by Vincent Mosco
The digital era promises, as did many other technological developments before it, the transformation of society: with the computer, we can transcend time, space, and politics-as-usual. He tells us that what kept enthusiastic investors in the dotcom era bidding up stocks even after the crash had begun was not willful ignorance of the laws of economics but belief in the myth that cyberspace was opening up a new world.
After examining the myths of cyberspace and going back in history to look at the similar mythic pronouncements prompted by past technological advances. Mosco takes us to Ground Zero. In the final chapter he considers the twin towers of the World Trade Center and their part in the politics, economics, and myths of cyberspace.

Communities in Cyberspace Book by Marc A. Smith (Editor), Peter Kollock (Editor)
Editors Smith and Kollock have gathered contributors with a variety of viewpoints to examine both the "legitimacy" of community in cyberspace and to question how it operates. While the authors do conclude that communities in cyberspace are real communities, they explore the sometimes surprising ways in which cybercommunities differ from their geographically based counterparts.
The question of online identity in an environment where individuals cannot be seen; the question of social order and control in what is, at least on the surface, a largely anarchic environment; the structure and dynamics of online communities; and the cybercommunity as a foundation for collective action. It will appeal to anyone who is professionally or individually involved with virtual communities. --Elizabeth Lewis

Shaping the Network Society : The New Role of Civil Society in Cyberspace
Book by Douglas Schuler (Editor), Peter Day (Editor)
Information and computer technologies are used every day by real people with real needs. "Shaping the Network Society" documents and analyzes the emergence of civil society in cyberspace. It is essential reading for students and practitioners of the new forms of democracy in the Information Age."
--Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California
"This book adds two important concerns to an urgent agenda for research and action in the field of network technologies:"
--Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago, author of *The Global City*

Virtual Politics : Identity and Community in Cyberspace (Politics and Culture) Book by David Holmes (Editor)
Virtual Politics focuses on how virtual realities effectively extend space, time, and the body, showing how technologies such as the automobile and environments such as the movie theater and the shopping mall prefigure cyberspace. It also examines the loss of political identity and agency in cyberspace and identifies a disembodied consumer in anonymous control of a simulated reality.

The Governance of Cyberspace: Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring Book by Brian Loader (Editor), Brian D. Loader (Editor)
Organizing and governing cyberspace is a lot like herding cats. Even the concept of governance itself is a source of frenzied debate.
The essays in The Governance of Cyberspace: Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring attempt to steer a reasonable course between these extremes.

Cyborgs@cyberspace? An Ethnographer Looks to the Future Book by David Hakken
Langdon Winner, author of The Whale and the Reactor
Richly documented and powerfully argued, the book's provocative exploration moves beyond all the shabby platitudes about computers and society, placing the debate about cyberspace--its promise and pitfalls--on more solid foundations." -
Gary Downey, author of The Machine in Me, Routledge, 1998
Hakken's great strength lies in using interesting examples to map continuities in broader networks of social relations. He builds these into a sustained effort to reinvigorate general anthropology, uniquely extending the cyborg metaphor to link biological with cultural perspectives and treat technology and humanity in a unified frame."

Women@Internet : Creating New Cultures in Cyberspace Book by Wendy Harcourt
Harcourt is a program director, the collection begins with a particularly analytical section on the different cybercultures women are creating on the Net and their inherent dangers and advantages. The second section provides examples of how women's groups have used information and communication technologies (ICTs) for global networking, for advocacy and for lobbying policymakers. In the final section, WoN's members consider more specific applications:

Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) Book by Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt, Keith Pratt
Aid to online teachers online faculty. Palloff and Pratt (Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace), experienced college instructors and experts in the field of developing online learning communities, have written a handy, well-structured, and commonsense guide for setting up and delivering a course for college-age students and above. Practical advice on all aspects of the online learning and teaching experience, from planning and conducting a course to choosing software and hardware and dealing with students in the unique online learning environment. Recommended for academic and public libraries serving communities with institutions offering online courses, as well as for students and faculty developing them. Mark Bay
"Will resonate with professional development staff who are seeking guidance in preparing faculty to be effective online teachers and students to be successful online learners. . . .the 'bible' for online course development." (Jessica A. Somers)
"Very practical and applicable . . .an invaluable tool for any faculty preparing to teach in the virtual world." (Gary A. Girard, director, off-campus programs, University of South Dakota).

Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet Book by Tim Jordan
If knowledge is power, then what kind of knowledge leads to cyberpower? Written around a clear and simple theoretical framework, Cyberpower covers key concepts such as power and cyberspace, the virtual individual, society in cyberspace, and imagination and the internet.
Tim Jordan surfs through a wealth of material, including original research in interviews and statistical analysis, to provide a complete 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, Cyberpower shows how cyberspace is remaking global society.

The Role of Information And Communication Technologies in Global Development: Analyses And Policy Recommendations (Ict Task Force) Book by Abdul Basit Haqqani
This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad applications of ICT with the Millennium Development Goals.

No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace Teaching Respect, Stopping Abuse, and Rewarding Kindness Book by Jose Bolton (Editor), Stan Graeve
This book shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You’ll learn who’s playing the intimidation game, and how they play it… from social exclusion, physical violence, and emotional backstabbing to sexual sleaze and cyberspace cruelty. Safe Internet-Surfing Contract for kids that lays down the law on Internet use at home.

Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society : An IFIP TC9 (Computers and Society) Handbook (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing) Book by Jacques Berleur (Editor), Chrisanthi Avgerou (Editor)
Governments, the media, the information technology industry and scientists publicly argue that information and communication technologies (ICT) will bring about an inevitable transition from "industrial" to "information" or "knowledge-based" economies and societies.

Cyberspace Divide: Equality, Agency and Policy in the Information Society Book by Brian D. Loader (Editor), Brian Loader (Editor)
Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all encouraging us to join the information superhighway at the nearest junction or risk being excluded from the social and economic benefits of the information revolution. Cyberspace Divide critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its consequences for social action an the emerging strategies for social inclusion in the Information Age.
Brian D. Loader is Co-Director of the Community Informatics Research and Applications United, University of Teesside. He is editor of The Governance of Cyberspace (1997) and co-editor of Towards a Post-Fordist Welfare State (1994), both published by Routledge.

Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace Book by Jodi Dean
If you believe what you read on the Internet, aliens surround us these days?and 65% of the respondents in one poll agreed that the government had hidden a crashed UFO since 1947. But political scientist Dean (The Solidarity of Strangers) is less interested in the credibility of such stories than in their embodiment of a contemporary political culture (networked, televisual, cyber-linked).

Mapping Cyberspace Book by Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchin
A ground-breaking book, Mapping Cyberspace provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and the social interactions that take place there. Written by and inter-disciplinary team of scholars this study explores the impacts of cyberspace on cultural, political and economic relations. Information on a companion website is also included.
(Taylor and Francis) A highly illustrated text drawing together the findings and theories of a multitude of disciplines on cyberspace. Provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and what takes place there, explores the impacts of cyberspace on cultural, political, and economic relations, and more.

Cyberspace/Cyberbodies/Cyberpunk: Cultures of Technological Embodiment (Theory, Culture and Society Series) Book by Mike Featherstone (Editor), Roger Burrows (Editor)
How can we interpret cyberspace? What is the place of the embodied human agent in the virtual world? This innovative collection explores the emerging arena of cyberspace and the challenges it presents for the social and cultural forms of the human body. Cyberspace/Cyberbodies/Cyberpunk shows how changing relationships between body and technology offer new arenas for cultural representations. At the same time, the contributors consider the realities of human embodiment and the limits of virtual worlds. Topics examined include technological body modifications, replacements and prosthetics, bodies in cyberspace, virtual environments and cyborg culture, cultural representations of technological embodiment in visual and literary productions, and cyberpunk science fiction as a prefigurative social and cultural theory.

From Celluloid to Cyberspace: The Media Arts and the Changing Arts World Book by Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H. Ondaatje
The media arts are the newest and most technologically intensive of the arts.
The arts in America are entering a new era that will pose many challenges for the arts community. Report examines the organizational features of the media arts, placing them in the context of the broader arts environment and identifying the major challenges they face.

War of the Worlds: Cyberspace and the High-Tech Assault on Reality Book by Mark Slouka
Mark Slouka is Neil Postman's kindred spirit. These essays offer a critique of how cyberspace effects and changes the rest of reality. With an acerbic tongue, Slouka examines what he considers to be the dark side of the net.
Attacking cyberspace enthusiasts who envisage a "digital hive" wiring together countless computer buffs into a "global mind," Slouka 's withering broadside makes a compelling case that the so-called digital revolution is distraction on a grand scale.

The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace Book by David Hakken
How is knowledge produced and used in cyberspace? This book will be essential for both social scientists and cultural studies scholars doing research on cyberculture.
His book Cyborgs@Cyberspace: An Ethnographer Looks to the Future, also published by Routledge, was awarded 1999 American Anthropological Association Textor Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology.

Writing the Public in Cyberspace: Redefining Inclusion on the Net (Garland Studies in American Popular History and Culture) Book by Ann Travers
This book investigates patterns of behavior in a cybercommunity consisting of Americans and Canadians, and discusses the ways in which these so-called public spaces are likely to reshape the boundaries between social insiders and outsiders rather than eliminate them. Traverse analyses the ways in which the norms for participation within cyberspaces often play a role in undermining public tendencies.