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Book SynopsisThis pioneering work analyzes the impact of telegraphy and the internet on political participation in modern China.
Trade Review"Zhou's book is an engaging and important addition to the literary of Chinese media studies." --
New Zealand Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsContents Introduction 000 Part I. Telegraphy 1. Telegraphy, Culture, and Policymaking 000 2. Telegraphy, Newspapers, and Public Opinion 000 3. Telegraphy, Political Participation, and State Control 000 4. Public Telegrams and Nationalist Mobilizations 000 5. Telegraph Power: Textual and Historical Contexts 000 Part II. The Internet 6. China and the Internet: Proactive Development and Control 000 7. Negotiating Power Online: The Party State, Intellectuals, and the Internet 000 8. Living on the Cyber Border: Minjian Online Political Writers in China 000 9. Informed Nationalism: Military Web Sites in Chinese Cyberspace 000 Conclusion 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
