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Net.wars Hardback - 1997

by Grossman, Wendy M

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New York University Press, 1997. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 237pp.
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  • Title Net.wars
  • Author Grossman, Wendy M
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1997
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 011281
  • ISBN 9780814731031 / 0814731031
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.22 x 0.86 in (23.39 x 15.80 x 2.18 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Internet - Social aspects, Electronic discussion groups - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97021214
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.483

From the rear cover

Wendy M. Grossman, a journalist who has covered the Internet since 1992 for major publications including Wired, the Daily Telegraph, and New Scientist, assesses the battles that will define its future. From the Church of Scientology raids on Net users to the attempts to overthrow the Communications Decency Act and the restrictions on the export of strong encryption, net.wars explains the issues and the background behind the headlines. Among the issues covered are Net scams, class divisions on the Net, privacy issues, the Communications Decency Act, women online, pornography, hackers and the computer underground, Net criminals and sociopaths, and more.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/1997, Page 600
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/1997, Page 1622
  • Library Journal, 12/01/1997, Page 134
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/01/1997, Page 40