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BL
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630505
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Norris, Pippa.
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| Title & Author
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Digital divide : : civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide /\ Pippa Norris.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Communication, society, and politics
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xv, 303 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0521807514 (hb.)
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: 9780521807517 (hb.)
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: 0521002230 (pb.)
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: 9780521002233 (pb.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.
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| Contents
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1. The digital divide -- 2. Understanding the digital divide -- 3. Wired world -- 4. Social inequalities -- 5. Theories of digital democracy -- 6. e-governance -- 7. Online parliaments -- 8. Virtual parties -- 9. Civic society -- 10. Cyberculture -- 11. Civic engagement -- 12. Conclusions : promoting e-democracy.
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| Abstract
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There is widespread concern that the growth of the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide examines the access and use of the Internet in 179 nations worldwide.
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Digital divide.
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Internet-- Political aspects.
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Internet-- Social aspects.
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Political participation-- Computer network resources.
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| LC Classification
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HN49.I56N67 2001
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