Addressing the World National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains |
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| Editor:
| Wass, Erica Schlesinger |
| Contribution by:
| Gallup, Dana M.
Gandhi, Tushar A.
Huff, Toby E.
Lindén, Patrik
Maguire, Martin
Muswazi, Paiki
Poblete, Patricio
Sinclair, Jenny
StClair, Richard
Yu, Peter K. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-2809-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $118.00 |
Book Description:
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Few people think of an Internet domain name like
.us or
.in as anything other than an address--when, in fact, it often serves as a roadmap to national identities and priorities.
Addressing the World looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names, from the United States and Australia to Moldova and East Timor. Stories and first-person accounts by activists, journalists, Internet administrators, lawyers, and academics examine the sociological, historical,...
More DescriptionFew people think of an Internet domain name like .us or .in as anything other than an address--when, in fact, it often serves as a roadmap to national identities and priorities. Addressing the World looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names, from the United States and Australia to Moldova and East Timor. Stories and first-person accounts by activists, journalists, Internet administrators, lawyers, and academics examine the sociological, historical, political, and technological development of Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).