| The Web of Politics: The Internet's Impact on the American Political System Contributor(s): Davis, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 019511485X ISBN-13: 9780195114850 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $44.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Is the Internet destined to upset traditional political power in the United States? This book answers with an emphatic "no." Author Richard Davis shows how current political players including candidates, public officials, and the media are adapting to the Internet and assuring that this new medium benefits them in their struggle for power. In doing so he examines the current function of the Internet in democratic politics--educating citizens, conducting electoral campaigns, gauging public opinion, and achieving policy resolution-- and the roles of current political actors in those functions. Davis's unconventional prediction concerning the Internet's impact on American politics warrants a closer look by anyone interested in learning how this new communication medium will affect us politically. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Computers | Social Aspects - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 323.042 |
| LCCN: 98006872 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.23" (0.66 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is the Internet destined to upset traditional political power in the United States? This book answers with an emphatic no. Author Richard Davis shows how current political players including candidates, public officials, and the media are adapting to the Internet and assuring that this new medium benefits them in their struggle for power. In doing so he examines the current function of the Internet in democratic politics--educating citizens, conducting electoral campaigns, gauging public opinion, and achieving policy resolution-- and the roles of current political actors in those functions. Davis's unconventional prediction concerning the Internet's impact on American politics warrants a closer look by anyone interested in learning how this new communication medium will affect us politically. |