Since 1997, China has devoted considerable resources to information and communications technology (ICT) development. China has the world's largest telecommunica
This book examines China’s information and communications technology revolution. It outlines key trends in internet and telecommunications, exploring the soci
After three decades of reform and opening up, China is closing its doors, clamping down on Western influence in the economy, media, and civil society. At the sa
China’s dismantling of the Mao-era rural commune system and return to individual household farming under Deng Xiaoping has been seen as a successful turn away
An examination of how the availability of low-end information and communication technology has provided a basis for the emergence of a working-class network soc