Charles Ess is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Drury University, and editor of Philosophical Perspectives on Computer-Mediated Communication, also published by SUNY Press. Fay Sudweeks is Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at Murdoch University.

• Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: What's Culture Got to Do with It? Cultural Collisions in the Electronic Global Village, Creative Interferences, and the Rise of Culturally-Mediated ComputingCharles Ess I. Theoretical Approaches:Postmodernism, Habermas, Luhmann, Hofstede Understanding Micropolis and CompunitySteve Jones Electronic Networks and Civil Society: Reflections on Structural Changes in the Public SphereBarbara Becker and Josef Wehner National Level Culture and Global Diffusion: The Case of the InternetCarleen F. Maitland and Johannes M. Bauer II. Theory/Praxis a. Europe New Kids in the Net: Deutschsprachige Philosophie elektronishHerbert Hrachovec Cultural Attitudes toward Technology and Communication: A Study in the "Multi-cultural" Environment of SwitzerlandLucienne Rey b. Gender/Gender and Muslim World Diversity in On-Line Discussions: A Study of Cultural and Gender Differences in ListservsConcetta Stewart, Stella F. Shields, Nandini Sen New Technologies, Old Culture: A Look at Women, Gender, and the Internet in KuwaitDeborah Wheeler c. East-West/East Preserving Communication Context: Virtual Workspace and Interpersonal Space in Japanese CSCWLorna Heaton Internet Discourse and the Habitus of Korea's New GenerationSunny Yoon "Culture," Computer Literacy, and the Media in Creating Public Attitudes toward CMC in Japan and KoreaRobert J. Fouser III. Cultural Collisions and Creative Interferences on the (Silk) Road to the Global Village: India and Thailand Language, Power, and SoftwareKenneth Keniston Global Culture, Local Cultures, and the Internet: The Thai ExampleSoraj Hongladarom Contriibutors Index

"This book provides a well-needed cultural context for computer-mediated communication. It places the Internet and its meaning in the wider area of different countries and cultures, and points out issues of access and attitudes that would otherwise be missed in the current discussions of the Information Revolution." — Robert Cavalier, Carnegie Mellon University"Thoughtful and intelligent...the many examples of how different cultures interact with information technology are stimulating." — Thomas L. Jacobson, University at Buffalo, State University of New York