Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: What's Culture Got to Do with It? Cultural Collisions in the Electronic Global Village, Creative Interferences, and the Rise of Culturally-Mediated Computing Charles Ess I. Theoretical Approaches: Postmodernism, Habermas, Luhmann, Hofstede Understanding Micropolis and Compunity Steve Jones Electronic Networks and Civil Society: Reflections on Structural Changes in the Public Sphere Barbara Becker and Josef Wehner National Level Culture and Global Diffusion: The Case of the Internet Carleen F. Maitland and Johannes M. Bauer II. Theory/Praxis a. Europe New Kids in the Net: Deutschsprachige Philosophie elektronish Herbert Hrachovec Cultural Attitudes toward Technology and Communication: A Study in the “Multi-cultural” Environment of Switzerland Lucienne Rey b. Gender/Gender and Muslim World Diversity in On-Line Discussions: A Study of Cultural and Gender Differences in Listservs Concetta Stewart, Stella F. Shields, Nandini Sen New Technologies, Old Culture: A Look at Women, Gender, and the Internet in Kuwait Deborah Wheeler c. East-West/East Preserving Communication Context: Virtual Workspace and Interpersonal Space in Japanese CSCW Lorna Heaton Internet Discourse and the Habitus of Korea's New Generation Sunny Yoon “Culture,” Computer Literacy, and the Media in Creating Public Attitudes toward CMC in Japan and Korea Robert J. Fouser III. Cultural Collisions and Creative Interferences on the (Silk) Road to the Global Village: India and Thailand Language, Power, and Software Kenneth Keniston Global Culture, Local Cultures, and the Internet: The Thai Example Soraj Hongladarom Contriibutors Index

"This book provides a well-needed cultural context for computer-mediated communication. It places the Internet and its meaning in the wider area of different countries and cultures, and points out issues of access and attitudes that would otherwise be missed in the current discussions of the Information Revolution." — Robert Cavalier, Carnegie Mellon University"Thoughtful and intelligent...the many examples of how different cultures interact with information technology are stimulating." — Thomas L. Jacobson, University at Buffalo, State University of New York