In Search of Jefferson's Moose Notes on the State of Cyberspace |
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| Author:
| Post, David G. |
| Series title: | Law and Current Events Masters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-534289-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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David Post, one of the nation's leading Internet scholars, here presents a pithy, colorful exploration of the still mostly undiscovered territory of cyberspace--what it is, how it works, and how it should be governed. Deftly drawing on Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, Post vividly describes how the Internet actually functions from a technological, legal, and social perspective as he uniquely applies Jefferson's views on natural history, law, andgovernance in the New World to...
More DescriptionDavid Post, one of the nation's leading Internet scholars, here presents a pithy, colorful exploration of the still mostly undiscovered territory of cyberspace--what it is, how it works, and how it should be governed. Deftly drawing on Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, Post vividly describes how the Internet actually functions from a technological, legal, and social perspective as he uniquely applies Jefferson's views on natural history, law, andgovernance in the New World to illuminate the complexities of cyberspace.