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University at Albany, State University of New YorkScholars ArchiveUniversity Libraries Faculty Scholarship University Libraries2-2014Review of The Oxford Handbook of InternetStudies, ed. by William H. DuttonMichael Kneemknee@albany.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/ulib_fac_scholarThis Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the University Libraries at Scholars Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion inUniversity Libraries Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Scholars Archive. For more information, please contactscholarsarchive@albany.edu.Recommended CitationKnee, Michael, "Review of The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, ed. by William H. Dutton" (2014). University Libraries FacultyScholarship. 13.http://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/ulib_fac_scholar/1351-3321                                                         HM851                                                                 2012-540975 MARC  The Oxford handbook of Internet studies, ed. by William H. Dutton.  Oxford, 2013.  607p bibl  index ISBN 9780199589074, $150.00   The Internet, ubiquitous in the developed world, has evolved into a subject for academic research.  Focusing on the social/behavioral sciences, Dutton (Univ. of Oxford, UK) has assembled 26 scholarly articles that describe how the Internet has been studied along with how the Internet should be studied in the near future.  Dutton's introduction surveys the field and summarizes the following chapters, divided in five parts.  Part 1 covers historical aspects, background science, and the Internet's structure, while the second part focuses on the Internet in everyday life, digital inequality, social networking, online dating, and game playing.  Part 3 explores new business models, trust in online transactions, e-government, and formal learning.  The fourth section examines subjects like online news and the influence of the Internet on campaigns, elections, and democracy.  Part 5, the last section, discusses freedom of expression, copyright/intellectual property, privacy and surveillance, economic impact, and Internet governance.  Overall, the articles are well written and well edited; a 30-page index facilitates access to specific information.  Two complementary volumes are The Handbook of Internet Studies, edited by M. Consalvo and C. Ess (CH, Apr'12, 49-4279), and The International Handbook of Internet Research, edited by J. Hunsinger, L. Klastrup, and M. Allen (2010).  Summing Up: Highly recommended.  All academic Internet studies collections. -- M. Knee, University at Albany, SUNY 

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