The Internet is developing quicker in Asia than in any other region of the world. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the information society in an Asian context, and the impact of these technologies in Asia.

The Internet is developing quicker in Asia than in any other region of the world. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the information society in an Asian context, and the impact of these technologies in Asia.

Preface
INTRODUCTION
1 Asia Encounters the Internet - K.C. Ho, Randolph Kluver and Kenneth C.C. Yang PART
1 PERSPECTIVES AND CRITICAL ORIENTATIONS
2 The State of Internet Use in Asia - Tim Beal
3 Catching Up and Falling Behind: Inequality, IT and the Asian Diaspora - Anthony P. D'Costa
4 Cyberspace, Surveillance and Social Control: The Hidden Face of the Internet in Asia - David Lyon
5 Global Technology meets Local Environment: State Attempts to Control Internet Content - Carolyn Penfold
6 Piracy, Open Source and International Intellectual Property Law - Debora Halbert PART
2 ISSUES AND IMPACTS: CASE STUDIES
7 From Real to Virtual (and back again): Civil Society, Public Sphere, and the Internet In Indonesia - Merlyna Lim
8 MalaysiaKini.com and its Impact on Journalism and Politics in Malaysia - James Chin
9 Who is Setting the Chinese Agenda? The Impact of Online Chatrooms on Party Presses in China - Li Xiguang, Qin Xuan and Randolph Kluver
10 Clicking for Votes: Assessing Japanese Political Campaigns on the Web - Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki
11 The Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Militancy and the Internet - Shyam Tekwani
12 Construction and Performance of Virtual Identity in the Chinese Internet - Karsten Giese
13 Opening a Pandora's Box: The Cyber Activism of Japanese Women - Junko R. Onosaka
14 Support and Spewing: Everyday Activities of Hindu Online Groups - K.S. Arul Maragatha Muthu Selvan
15 Communication and Relationships in Online and Offline Worlds: A Study of Singapore Youths - Waipeng Lee and Brenda Chan Contributors
Index