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Blogosphere
Michael Keren
其他書名
The New Political Arena
出版Lexington Books, 2006
主題Computers / Internet / GeneralComputers / Web / GeneralComputers / Internet / BloggingComputers / Social AspectsPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political Process / Political AdvocacySocial Science / Popular Culture
ISBN073911672X9780739116722
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=W_yGmNbCYc8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Examining the web logs, or blogs, of individuals from a variety of continents and cultures, this book highlights the nature of 'blogosphere, ' the virtual public arena of the early 21st century, which alters the traditional world of media and politics. It characterizes this new arena by the unique combination of a fresh voice of emancipation and a deep sense of melancholy and isolationism. This journey through blogosphere highlights major forces operating in today's politics: apathy toward political affairs, resistance to globalization, a quest for redemption through religious fundamentalism and terrorism. Michael Keren compares bloggers to terrorists, arguing that while the methods advocated by the two groups are obviously very different, they both represent a similar trend, one of diversion by respected but disenchanted citizens from the norms of civil society to a fantasy world in which the excessive use of words_or bombs_would make everybody listen