Web Theory: An Introduction / Edition 1

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Overview

Web Theory is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the theories of the internet and the world wide web. Robert Burnett and P. David Marshall examine the key debates which surround internet culture, from issues of globalisation, political economy and regulation, to ideas about communication, identity and aesthetics.
Web Theory explore the shifts in society, culture and the media which have been brought about by the growth of the world wide web. It identifies significant readings, web sites and hypertext archive sources which illustrate the critical discussion about the internet and it mediates these discussions, indicating key positions within each debate and pointing the reader to key texts.
Web Theory includes:
*Chapters showing how specific media have been affected by the internet
*Boxed case studies and examples
*References, an extensive bibliography and a list of web sites
*A glossary of key terms with important words highlighted in the text
*A Web Theory timeline which details important events
*A comprehensive and regularly updated website at www.webtheory.nu with inks and support material
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780415238342
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Publication date: 12/28/2002
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Burnett is Professor of Media and Communications at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is the author of The Global Jukebox (Routledge, 1996). David Marshall is Director of the Media and Cultural Studies Centre at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of Celebrity and Power (Minnesota University Press, 1997) and Modes of Cultural Analysis (Sage).
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Table of Contents

List of tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction 1
1 Web of technology 7
2 Information and networks 23
3 The Web as communication 45
4 Webs of identity 61
5 The Look of the Web 81
6 The Web economy 105
7 The Web of policy, regulation and copyright 126
8 The Web of informational news 152
9 Web of entertainment 174
Conclusion 198
Glossary 202
Web theory timeline 212
Bibliography 219
Web site resources 232
Index 237
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