The Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598840315)

An examination of the social impact of the Internet, this volume explores political, social, technical, legal, and economic controversies in a manner accessible to the general reader.

Today more than one billion people worldwide use the Internet for communication, shopping, business, and research. But in the last five years they have lost over $10 billion to malicious computer attacks alone. Is there a way to keep the benefits and avoid the problems?

The Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook explores both the positive aspects of the Internet and its darker side. Topically organized, it chronicles the background and history of the Internet, with a focus on the 1960s and beyond. Through analysis of the latest research in sociology, political science, economics, law, and computer science, it examines problems, varieties of cybercrime, controversies, and solutions related to the Internet's phenomenal growth. It also illuminates the likely directions of the Internet's future and the ongoing challenges it presents to societies around the globe.

Author: Bernadette H. Schell
ISBN-10: 1598840312
ISBN-13: 9781598840315
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.04w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 138