Regime transition and the chinese politics of technology: From mass science to the controlled internet

Asian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Paltemaa, Lauri ^a   Vuori, Juha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

China; Internet; Maoism; Politics of Technology; Post Totalitarianism; Regime Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055389515     PISSN: 02185377     EISSN: 17507812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02185370902767557     Document Type: Article

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