Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction- Lots of Dots Chapter 3 1: The NeverEnding ccTLD Story Chapter 4 2: East Timor's .TP: From a Virtual Initiative to a Political Reality Chapter 5 3: Chile's .CL: A Virtual Home for Chileans Worldwide Chapter 6 4: India's .IN: Underused and Under Appreciated Chapter 7 5: Malaysia's .MY: Globalization and Domain Identification Among Malaysian Students Chapter 8 6: Sweden's .SE: Re-establishing Itself as the Best Choice for All Swedes Chapter 9 7: Niue's .NU: Providing a Free Internet to an Isolated Nation Chapter 10 8: Moldova's .MD: The Little Domain That Roared Chapter 11 9: China's .CN: Reaching Every Corner of the World Chapter 12 10: Swaziland's .SZ: Virtual Symbols of Swaziland's National Aspirations and Character Chapter 13 11: The United States' .US: Striving for the American Dream Chapter 14 12: Australia's .AU: Australia's Second Gold Rush Part 15 Conclusion: Only Time Will Tell Part 16 About the Contributors Part 17 Notes Part 18 Appendix: The Top-Level Domains Part 19 Index
Erica Schlesinger Wass is a journalist and an attorney in New York City. She writes about the Internet and the social implications of its use and governance. In addition to being a lecturer in the Strategic Communications Program at Columbia University, Wass is a frequent classroom guest lecturer on Internet law issues.
Addressing the World is a sophisticated look at a poorly
understood, if key, aspect of the Internet. Erica Schlesinger Wass
and her contributors do an excellent job of delineating the
political and commercial forces that shape a global medium in a
world still dominated by nation states.
*Robert Teitelman, editor-in-chief of The Deal, The Daily Deal, and
Thedeal.com*
This volume provides the next generation of scholars with a useful
base of international information on which to chart the politics
and commodification of the Internet. Its information and detail are
a welcome contribution to the field. It challenges assumptions
about not only how the Internet operates but also what its naming
conventions mean for issues of local and national identity, for
access to free and uncensored communication capabilities, and for
matters of political-and commercial-expression.
*The Information Society*
This book offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the Internet
and its implications for life in the global village. Taking an
international perspective, the chapters provide a combination of
original research and theory to explain the nature and impact of
the Internet on diverse populations around the world. I recommend
this book as a must-read for those interested in either the
Internet or its global consequences.
*John Pavlik, Rutgers University*
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