Japan and the Internet Revolution

KEN COATES is the Dean and Professor of History, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan. He has an extensive background in world history, the social impact of information technology, and indigenous rights. He has published two other books with Carin Holroyd.CARIN HOLROYD is a specialist in international trade, focusing on Japan. She is the author of Government, International Trade and Laissez-Fair Capitalism: Canada, Australia and New Zealand's Relation with Japan. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan.

• Introduction: The Tip of the Digital Iceberg Uneasy Steps: Japan and the Development of the Internet Uneasy Steps: Government and the information Technology Revolution The Ketai Revolution: Mobile Commerce in Japan Japanese E-commerce The digital Face of Japan: National Dimensions of the Internet Revolution Reflections on a Networked Japan: Japan and the Future of the Digital Revolution

'This is a book with a mission: to educate people outside Japan in the intricacies of Internet implementation within that country by providing an overview of recent developments...Japan and the Internet Revolution is an interesting read which provides a fascinating and informative discussion of the ways in which the Internet has emerged and then flourished in Japan. I recommend it to anyone interested in the intersections of society, culture and technology, or in developments in contemporary Japan generally. As someone conducting research on the Internet in Japanmyself, I found it a valuable addition to the growing literature on the subject and one which I found engrossing reading.' - Nanette Gottlieb, University of Queensland, Japanese Studies