Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: The Idea of Civil Society from Early Modern to Contemporary Social Thought in the West; 2: The Idea of Civil Society in the Chinese Context; 3: Government Policy and State Control of the Internet in China; 4: Historical Development of the Internet in China; 5: Communication, Empowerment, and the Emergence of Network Public Opinion in Chinese Cyberspace; A School Explosion, a Fatal Virus, and the Internet Factor; 7: Online Activism, Internet Protest, and Social Movements in Cyber China; Conclusion

About the Author

Zixue Tai is Assistant Professor of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.