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The Internet on Earth: A Geography of Information
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by Aharon Kellerman
Sales Rank: 2089124
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Discount: 18 %
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Hardcover: 265 pages
Publisher: Wiley December 3, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470844507
ISBN-13: 978-0470844502
Product Dimensions:
10.1 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Product Review
"an excellent textbookprovides very rich descriptionsshould be congratulated for presenting 'hot-button' issues" (New Media & Society, Vol 6(3), June 2004)
"a useful book that synthesises a great deal of contemporary literature" (Environment & Planning B: Planning and Design, Vo. 31, No.3 2004)Â
"Its collection and subsequent organization of references, as well as the clarity of its presentation, should make it highly appealing to a wide audience." (Urban Studies, July 2005)
Book Description
A fascinating and vital area of research, the geography of information describes the role of information as both economic and commercial product and its distribution and movement across boundaries of cyberspace and conventional geography. Written by a pioneer in telecommunications geography research, this prize winning title (AAG award 2003) applies information geography to the world of high-tech, examining the latest wrinkles in the Internet, Silicon Valley, mobile telephony, and other key areas. - the first book to provide both a context for the geography of information and a critical overview of recent research.
- Includes location-specific references and case studies.
- Examines the information society, information economy, telecommunications and its geographical impact.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Much of the writing about the Internet, virtual worlds and cyberspace, seems lose sight of the fact that the Internet is a fully earthbound phenomenon, with all that this implies. The Internet is tied to economics, politics, geography and society. The servers, routers, switches, cables, satellite stations, and other hardware that make up the Net are all real, solid objects and they exist in real space, along with the corporations that own and operate the systems and contend over telecom resources, and the governments that regulate their activities and arbitrate their disputes. Kellerman does a good job of reviewing and clarifying those deep and complex connections. Read "The Internet on Earth" to get a real-world perspective of the Internet phenomeon. I'd suggest you next read Goldsmith and Wu's "Who Controls the Internet" to learn more about the intersection between the Internet, geography and law.
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