What Sort of Culture Are Computers and the Network Creating?

The article discusses about the sort of culture that computers and the network are creating. Computers and the network have become a tool for monitoring the lives of private individuals. The tool itself is not cause for concern; what is more worrisome is the ideology of those who wield the tool. Ele...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Chinese Thought Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 34 - 51
Autor principal: Yong, Hu
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Winter2003
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