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Title
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0-201-59553-2, 528 pages, softcover
Dedication
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1996
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Preface
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Chapter Abstracts
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Community and Technology—A Marriage of Necessity
Chapter 1 Reader
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The Primacy of Community
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A Call for a New
Community
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Actions for the
New Community
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Building Community
Technology
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What is a Community
Network?
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Towards a Marriage
of Community and Technology
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2
__Conviviality and Culture
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Threads of Community
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The Social Atmosphere
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First Step: The
Great Good Place
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Beyond the Great
Good Place
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Agenda for Action
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3
__Education
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What is Education
For?
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Institutionalized
Education
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Individualized
Education
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Computer Networks
and Education
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A Community of
Learning
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Education for
Human Needs
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Commitment for
the Future‹Linking Hope and Struggle
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Agenda for Action
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4
__Strong Democracy
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Democracy in Decline
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Rebuilding the
Democratic Process
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Community Networks
and Strong Democracy
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Community Networks
and Citizen Participation
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Agenda for Action
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5__Health
and Well-Being
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Healthy Communities
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Technology¹s Role
in Health Care
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Health Is a Community
Concern
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Helping Communities
Within Communities
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Environmental
Justice and Injustice
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Agenda for Action
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6
__Economic Equity, Opportunity,
and Sustainability
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The Impact of
Technology
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The Economic Perspective
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A Critique of
Contemporary Economic Practice
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Community Networks‹A
Platform for Change
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New and Improved
Economic Institutions 202 Agenda for Action
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Information and Communication
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Communication
and Technology
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A View of Today¹s
Media
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A View of New
Media
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Images and Effects
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Reclaiming Media
for Communities
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Media Control/Media
Messages
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New and Alternative
Voices
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Agenda for Action
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Social Architecture
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Social Relationships
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The Community
Network
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The Community-Network
Organization
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Individuals and
Organizational Participants
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Non-Participants
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Other Community-Network
Service Providers
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Influencing Organizations
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Infrastructure
Providers and Other Commercial Service Providers
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Conclusions
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Technological Architecture
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Basic Components
of a Community Network
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Community-Network
User
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Community-Network
Software
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Community-Network
Hardware
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Community-Network
Delivery Channels
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Conclusions
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10_Developing
and Sustaining Community Network
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Evolution of a
Community Network
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Establishing a
Group
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Organizing and
Planning
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Inaugurating the
Community Network
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Running the Network
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Implementing Projects
and Programs
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Building Strategic
Alliances
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Evaluating Community
Networks
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Long-Term Impact
and Sustainability
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Conclusions
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11
_Direction and Implications
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The Future of
Democratic Technology
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Corporate and
Governmental Imperatives
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Shaping the New
Technology
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Information Issues
for the Future
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Technology Directions
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The Great Experiment
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Appendix A: Organizations
Appendix
B: Community-Network Electronic Resources
Appendix
C: Community Networks
Appendix
D: Seattle Community Network Documents
Appendix
E: Community-Network Technology
Appendix
F: Notes on Community-Wide Projects
Bibliography
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