Open global networks, closed international flows: World system and political economy of hyperlinks in cyberspace

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-159

  Chang, Tsan Kuo ^a   Himelboim, Itai ^b   Dong Dong, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign news; Global network; Hyperlinks; International flows; Political economy; World system

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349128970     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048508100910     Document Type: Article

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