Internet, internet culture, and internet communities of Korea: Overview and research directions

Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 217-236

  Yoo, Seunghyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 85075277239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203891421-20     Document Type: Chapter

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