| Description |
xxvi, 278 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Print. Monks and Manuscripts. Professional, White, Male Standard. Spelling It Out. The Glory of Grammar. He/Man Hoax. Dictionary Distortions -- Ch. 2. The Claims of Literature. Exploding the Canon. Rules of the Game. Downfall and Dirty Tricks -- Ch. 3. Readers. The Professional Reader. The Growth of the Reading Public. Literary Crisis. Books -- Ch. 4. Authors. The Birth of the Author. The Death of the Author -- Ch. 5. Education. From Factory Model to Cyberspace. Schools. Electronic Scholarship. Universities -- Ch. 6. Libraries. Public or Profit? Indexing -- Ch. 7. Women, Power and Cyberspace. Been There, Done That! The Gender Gap. Male Menace on the Superhighway. What's Good for the Goose Doesn't Apply to the Gander. Women's Way |
| Summary |
The author discusses the social impact of the information revolution, both negative and positive, and the potential benefits it could bring about for women |
| Analysis |
Books and reading |
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Computer networks Social aspects |
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Information society |
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Sexual harassment of women |
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Women in technology |
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Women Computer network resources |
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Internet |
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Overseas item |
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Women |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 261-269 |
| Subject |
Books and reading.
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Computer networks -- Social aspects.
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Cyberspace -- Social aspects.
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Information society.
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Sexual harassment of women.
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Women in technology.
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Women -- Computer network resources.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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| LC no. |
95215316 |
| ISBN |
1875559094 |
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