- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (Jan 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 019511485X
- ISBN-13: 978-0195114850
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,907,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
The Internet is political. So are television, radio, and any number of print publications. Punctuating his account with references to politics and social science, Davis (political science, Brigham Young Univ.) here takes a sobering look at the future, concluding that the spin doctors who control other media will soon control the Internet's political content. How this will be accomplished is somewhat unclear?the Internet lacks a Huntley and Brinkley or a Walter Cronkite. Davis concludes that the same powerful institutions that own and rule other media will come to dominate the Internet. Like many books in this category, Davis's effort suffers from the constant interplay among "Internet," "WWW," and "World Wide Web." But along with Graeme Browning's Electronic Democracy (Online, 1996) and Gary W. Selnow's Electronic Whistle-Stops: The Impact of the Internet on American Politics (Praeger, 1998), it remains one of the more interesting books of late that overlays political theory on top of the Internet. For academic libraries.?Alan Schroeder, Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"Informative and easy to read, this book describes the uses of and adaptations to the Internet by the participants in political communication in the United States."--Political Science Quarterly
"This fine and interesting book is well written and organized...Recommended for all levels."--Choice
"A well-researched and finely detailed account of virtual politics today."--W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington
"Scores of commentators have conjured up visions of the dramatic effects the Internet is bound to have on our political life. But Richard Davis, in a lucid and detailed analysis based on far-reaching evidence, demolishes any expectations that the new technology, in and of itself, will transform American politics. Instead, he persuasively shows, point by point, how those political actors already organized to be influential in politics will continue to use those advantages in the Web-driven world of today and tomorrow."--Timothy Cook, Williams College
"In this timely book Richard Davis probes the question of whether the Internet is a people's instrument which will dramatically increase political participation. Armed with greater access to news and information, will citizens be more fully equipped to participate in the vital processes of democratic governance? Far from it, Davis argues. Instead, the Internet will instead largely serve the interests of entrenched political actors. Davis's sobering assessment will be of interest to all specialists and citizens interested in the political role of this popular new medium."--Montague Kern, Rutgers University
"...it remains one of the more interesting books of late that overlays political theory on top of the Internet."--Library Journal
"While the revolutionary potential of the Internet to enliven citizen politics and to improve the free flow of information has been widely heralded, this engaging book begs to differ the prevailing expectations. The Internet will make it easier for citizens already attentive to news and active in politics to become even more so, but the result will be to widen rather than narrow the gap between the politically engaged and the politically disengaged." - - Book Notes
"This fine and interesting book is well written and organized...Recommended for all levels."--Choice
"A well-researched and finely detailed account of virtual politics today."--W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington
"Scores of commentators have conjured up visions of the dramatic effects the Internet is bound to have on our political life. But Richard Davis, in a lucid and detailed analysis based on far-reaching evidence, demolishes any expectations that the new technology, in and of itself, will transform American politics. Instead, he persuasively shows, point by point, how those political actors already organized to be influential in politics will continue to use those advantages in the Web-driven world of today and tomorrow."--Timothy Cook, Williams College
"In this timely book Richard Davis probes the question of whether the Internet is a people's instrument which will dramatically increase political participation. Armed with greater access to news and information, will citizens be more fully equipped to participate in the vital processes of democratic governance? Far from it, Davis argues. Instead, the Internet will instead largely serve the interests of entrenched political actors. Davis's sobering assessment will be of interest to all specialists and citizens interested in the political role of this popular new medium."--Montague Kern, Rutgers University
"...it remains one of the more interesting books of late that overlays political theory on top of the Internet."--Library Journal
"While the revolutionary potential of the Internet to enliven citizen politics and to improve the free flow of information has been widely heralded, this engaging book begs to differ the prevailing expectations. The Internet will make it easier for citizens already attentive to news and active in politics to become even more so, but the result will be to widen rather than narrow the gap between the politically engaged and the politically disengaged." - - Book Notes
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