Contesting Cyberspace in China: Online Expression and Authoritarian Resilience b

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Contesting Cyberspace in China by Rongbin Han Rongbin Han offers a powerful counterintuitive explanation for Chinas survival in the digital age. Han reveals how the state, service providers, and netizens negotiate the limits of discourse, interrogating our assumptions about authoritarian resilience and the internets democratizing power. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Internet was supposed to be an antidote to authoritarianism. It can enable citizens to express themselves freely and organize outside state control. Yet while online activity has helped challenge authoritarian rule in some cases, other regimes have endured: no movement comparable to the Arab Spring has arisen in China. In Contesting Cyberspace in China, Rongbin Han offers a powerful counterintuitive explanation for the survival of the worlds largest authoritarian regime in the digital age.Han reveals the complex internal dynamics of online expression in China, showing how the state, service providers, and netizens negotiate the limits of discourse. He finds that state censorship has conditioned online expression, yet has failed to bring it under control. However, Han also finds that freer expression may work to the advantage of the regime because its critics are not the only ones empowered: the Internet has proved less threatening than expected due to the multiplicity of beliefs, identities, and values online. State-sponsored and spontaneous pro-government commenters have turned out to be a major presence on the Chinese internet, denigrating dissenters and barraging oppositional voices. Han explores the recruitment, training, and behavior of hired commenters, the "fifty-cent army," as well as group identity formation among nationalistic Internet posters who see themselves as patriots defending China against online saboteurs. Drawing on a rich set of data collected through interviews, participant observation, and long-term online ethnography, as well as official reports and state directives, Contesting Cyberspace in China interrogates our assumptions about authoritarian resilience and the democratizing power of the Internet. Back Cover No price on cover Author Biography Rongbin Han is an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. Table of Contents Preface1. Introduction: Pluralism and Cyberpolitics in China2. Harmonizing the Internet: State Control Over Online Expression3. To Comply or to Resist? The Intermediaries Dilemma4. Pop Activism: Playful Netizens in Cyberpolitics5. Trolling for the Party: State-Sponsored Internet Commentators6. Manufacturing Distrust: Online Political Opposition and Its Backlash7. Defending the Regime: The "Voluntary Fifty-Cent Army"8. Authoritarian Resilience Online: Mismatched Capacity, Miscalculated ThreatAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex Review If you are looking for that long-awaited book on Chinas Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Hans Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. -- Guobin Yang, University of PennsylvaniaHow has the Internet changed state-society relations in China? How have social groups engaged in a "guerrilla war" with the authorities over cyberspace? And how is the Internet remaking China? In this empirically rich work, Rongbin Han has provided us with a vivid analysis of the interactions between the state and society in Chinas cyberspace. Those who are interested in cyber affairs must read this brilliant book. -- Zheng Yongnian, National University of SingaporeContesting Cyberspace in China goes beyond the typical fascination with Chinese censorship and internet controls. It investigates the ways in which social media and online expression are pluralizing political debate in China, giving ample room for fiery nationalists and indignant leftists to attack the regimes liberal critics. The book is an excellent study of the diversity, drama, and defiance of Chinas netizens. -- Mary E. Gallagher, University of MichiganHan provides a well-written and comprehensive study on Internet censorship and online discourse in China and breaks down the assumption that the Internet is inherently regime challenging. -- John James Kennedy * Journal of Asian Studies *An excellent addition to the burgeoning literature on the political consequences of the internet in China. * Contemporary Sociology *Well-written, nuanced and full of insightful analysis. * East Asian Journal of Popular Culture *Makes significant theoretic and empirical contributions to the literatures on authoritarianism and Chinese politics. * Perspectives on Politics * Review Quote If you are looking for that long-awaited book on Chinas Internet censorship, look no further. Rongbin Hans Contesting Cyberspace in China illuminates the labyrinths of that proverbial cat-and-mouse game with clarity and sophistication. It will be a thought-provoking and rewarding read. Details ISBN0231184743 Author Rongbin Han Publisher Columbia University Press Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 0231184743 ISBN-13 9780231184748 Format Hardcover Imprint Columbia University Press Subtitle Online Expression and Authoritarian Resilience Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Translated from English DEWEY 302.2310951 Illustrations 12 pieces of art. Pages 336 Publication Date 2018-04-10 Short Title Contesting Cyberspace in China UK Release Date 2018-04-10 AU Release Date 2018-04-10 NZ Release Date 2018-04-10 US Release Date 2018-04-10 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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