{"product_id":"civil-society-and-the-internet-isa-ducke-9780415418645","title":"Civil Society and the Internet in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing case studies, interviews, and empirical sources, this book analyzes the strategies and impact of Internet use by civil society actors and asks how useful it is for their work - does the availability of Internet tools change the way citizens' groups work, does it influence their effectiveness, and does it do so differently in Japan from other countries?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour fascinating studies take a closer look at the role of the Internet during the history textbook controversy; strategies of small citizen's groups; comparisons between internet use in Japan, Korea and Germany; and how the internet is used as a platform to discuss the dispatch of Japanese troops in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsa Ducke has produced an original work that will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics, media and information technology and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isa Ducke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041541864X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415418645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.47w x 0.66d","brand":"Isa Ducke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112750166271,"sku":"9780415418645","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a4ee2f8-4641-40fc-9f6b-74a98244a67d.jpg?v=1769610685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-society-and-the-internet-isa-ducke-9780415418645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}