New Book: New Connectivities in China: Virtual, Actual and Local Interactions

[PL Law]

[Apologies for Cross-posting]

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to tell you that an anthology titled New Connectivities in China: Virtual, Actual and Local Interactions by Springer has come out since April 2012.

Abstract: The fast diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in China has brought forth new forms of connection among the Chinese and has changed their social lives. Virtual networks have been developed and in turn have led to the formation of networks in the actual world. This collection explores the resultant complications in the relationship between virtual, actual, and local interactions. It discusses various aspects of the implications of the new connectivities on these three types of interactions in China. The topics examined include: the possibility of the development of civil society in China, the implications for the migrant workers in the south, the challenge posed to the traditional social order, and the relationship between the new connectivities and the Chinese social context.

More information can be found from the following link:

http://www.springer.com/new+%26+forthcoming+titles+%28default%29/book/978-94-007-3909-3


Best Wishes,
Patrick


Patrick Law, PhD
Dept. of APSS
The Hong Kong Polytechnic university
HONG KONG