This pioneering work analyzes the impact of telegraphy and the internet on political participation in modern China.

It is widely recognized that internet technology has had a profound effect on political participation in China, but this new use of technology is not unprecedented in Chinese history. This is a pioneering work that systematically describes and analyzes the manner in which the Chinese used telegraphy during the late Qing, and the internet in the contemporary period, to participate in politics.
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"Zhou's book is an engaging and important addition to the literary of Chinese media studies."