The Internet in China: From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society
"Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "Chapter 1 Introduction" -- "References" -- "Chapter 2 Studying the Internet in China. Relevance of the Topic" -- "Why Study the Internet in China" -- "Crucial Steps Prior to the Development of the Internet in China" -- "Internet, Nascent Civil Society and Academic Perspectives" -- "References" -- "Chapter 3 A Historical Overview of the Media Political Economy of the Internet in China" -- "History of the Most Important Ministries and Departments" -- "Before 1994" -- "1994–1998" -- "After 1998" -- "The Chinese Internet Today" -- "Interconnecting Networks" -- "Access Networks" -- "Ministries and Lack of Cohesion" -- "Between Censorship and Moderation" -- "Government Investments and Infrastructures" -- "Case Study 1: The Establishment of the Golden Shield Project (Jindun Gongcheng)" -- "Searching for a Chinese Identity—The Liquan Phenomenon" -- "The Golden Shield Project and the Great Firewall of China" -- "Golden Projects" -- "Commercialization and Services" -- "Case Study 2: The Failure of the Green Dam Youth Escort (Lvba Huhang 绿坝 季护 ) Project, Background" -- "The Most Important Characteristics of the Green Dam Escort" -- "Comments and Reactions" -- "The Role of Manufacturers, Reshaping the Project" -- "Missed Chance or Starting Point?" -- "The Internet Is not a Place to Express Denouncements Only" -- "The Internet in China Today" -- "Case Study 3 Between Rumors (Yaoyan ) and the Implementation of the Real-Name Registration System (Shimingzhi 实名制)" -- "The Internet Is not Outside the Law" -- "The Roots of the Microblog Real-Name Registration System" -- "The Anti-Rumor League" -- "Jiang Zemin's Fake Death" -- "Bo Xilai and Suspended Comments on Weibo" -- "Six Years Earlier" -- "Similarities with Past Experiences