Japan and the Internet Revolution [Hardcover]

Ken Coates (Author), Carin Holroyd (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0333921534 | ISBN-13: 978-0333921531 | Publication Date: November 22, 2003

Japan and the Internet Revolution challenges the portrait of Japan as a technologically slow-moving nation, lacking in creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Overcoming the substantial barriers erected by the Japanese government to the introduction of the Internet, promoters and entrepreneurs managed to create a flexible and dynamic Internet society. From a slow start, Japan has emerged as the global leader in the mobile Internet, the host of arguably the strongest nation-specific web-presence in the world, and a country determined to remain near the forefront of the digital revolution.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This is a book with a mission: to educate people outside Japan in the intricacies of Internet implementation within that country by providing an overview of recent developments...Japan and the Internet Revolution is an interesting read which provides a fascinating and informative discussion of the ways in which the Internet has emerged and then flourished in Japan. I recommend it to anyone interested in the intersections of society, culture and technology, or in developments in contemporary Japan generally. As someone conducting research on the Internet in Japanmyself, I found it a valuable addition to the growing literature on the subject and one which I found engrossing reading.' - Nanette Gottlieb, University of Queensland, Japanese Studies

About the Author

Ken Coates is Professor of History and Dean, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan. Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Kansai-Gaidai University, Hirakata, Japan.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (November 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333921534
• ISBN-13: 978-0333921531
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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