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Few people think of an Internet domain name as anything other
than an address--when, in fact, it often serves as a roadmap
to national identities and priorities. Addressing the
World looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names,
from the United States and Australia to Moldova and East Timor,
highlighting both the technology and the larger social constructs
that make each distinct.
Stories
and first-person accounts by activists, journalists, Internet
administrators, lawyers, and academics examine the sociological,
historical, political, and technological development of Internet
country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Addressing
the World reveals that technology is not just science
and domain names are not just practical--they are an entryway
into cultural education and understanding.
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