| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 315 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction, Where is the shaman? / Jim Parker -- "Tribe by any other name..." / Tyrone L. Adams and Stephen A. Smith -- Mimetic kinship : theorizing online "tribalism" / Veronica M. Davidov and Barbara Andersen -- Electronic tribes (e-tribes) : some theoretical perspectives and implications / Bolanle Olaniran -- Revisiting the impact of tribalism on civil society : an investigation of the potential benefits of membership in an e-tribe on public discourse / Christina Standerfer -- Theorizing the e-tribe on MySpace.com / David R. Dewberry -- Don't date, craftsterbate : dialogue and resistance on Craftster.org / Terri L. Russ -- Guild life in the world of Warcraft : online gaming tribalism / Thomas Brignall III -- At the electronic Evergreen : a computer-mediated ethnography of tribalism in a newsgroup from Montserrat and afar / Jonathan Skinner -- "Like a neighborhood of sisters" : can culture be formed electronically? / Deborah Clark Vance -- Gerald M. Phillips as electronic tribal chief : socioforming cyberspace / Ann Rosenthal -- Digital dreamtime, sonic talismans : music downloading and the tribal landscape / Michael C. Zalot -- Magic, myth, and mayhem : tribalization in the digital age / Leonie Naughton -- Mundanes at the gate-- and perverts within : managing internal and external threats to community online / Steve Abrams and Smaragd Grun -- Brotherhood of blood : Aryan tribalism and skinhead cybercrews / Jody M. Roy -- Radical tribes at Warre : primitivists on the net / Mathieu O'Neil -- "Tribe" migrates crime to cyberspace : Nigerian Igbos in 419 e-mail scams / Farooq A. Kperogi and Sandra Duhe. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Online social networks.
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Tribes.
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Communication and technology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Adams, Tyrone.
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Smith, Stephen A., 1949-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780292717732 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0292717733 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780292717749 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0292717741 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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