Community networks and cultural intermediaries: The politics of community net development in Greater Manchester

Media, Culture & Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-490

  Myles, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community networks; critical regionalism; democracy and access; local political culture; multimedia development agencies; relevancy of information; technoclass and cultural intermediaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142685607     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704042263     Document Type: Article

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