This is the first comprehensive book on the subject
Strong potential for cross over sales from media studies and communication studies
The book contains a combination of original research, theoretical innovation and detailed case studies making it important and accessible for scholars from many disciplines
Could also tap into technological markets, e.g electronics studies as the book covers an area of contemporary interest.
'A succinct assessment of the ICT scene in this vast continent.' - The Commonwealth Lawyer
'Asia.com is a clear and informative collection of fifteen articles whcih explore the transformations in Asia's economic, political , and social realities in relationship to the rise of Internet culture.' - The Journal of Asian Studies
1. Asia Encounters the Internet Part 1 Perspectives and Critical Orientations 2. The State of Internet Use in Asia 3. Catching Up and Falling Behind: Inequality, IT and the Asian diaspora 4. Cyberspace, Surveillance and Social Control: The hidden face of the Internet in Asia 5. Global Technology Meets Local Environment: State attempts to control Internet content 6. Piracy, Open Source and International Intellectual Property Law Part 2 Issues and Impacts: Case studies 7. From Real to Virtual (and back again): Civil society, public sphere, and the Internet In Indonesia 8. MalaysiaKini.com and its Impact on Journalism and Politics in Malaysia 9. Who is Setting the Chinese Agenda? The Impact of Online Chatrooms on Party Presses in China 10. Clicking for Votes: Assessing Japanese political campaigns on the web11. The Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Militancy and the Internet 12. Construction and Performance of Virtual Identity in the Chinese Internet 13. Opening a Pandora's Box: The cyber-activism of Japanese women 14. Support and Spewing: Everyday activities of Hindu online groups15. Communication and Relationships in Online and Offline Worlds: A study of Singapore youths