Part of the “Longman Topics” reader series, CyberReader, Abridged Edition, explores the increasingly important role that new technologies play in society and looks at some of today's hottest topics including virtual reality, racial and sexual politics, and digital piracy.
The selections range from the scholarly to the popular and include a broad range of authors with a variety of viewpoints. In this Abridged Edition, CyberReader has been revised to fit the format of the Longman Topics series.
“Longman Topics” are brief, attractive readers on a single, complex, but compelling topic. Featuring about 30 full-length selections, these volumes are generally half the size and half the cost of standard composition readers.
Short Retail Description: " Part of the <>reader series, "CyberReader, Abridged Edition," explores today's hottest topics and the increasingly important role that new technologies play in society. < P> <>are brief, attractive readers on a single, complex, but compelling topic. Featuring about 30 full-length selections, these volumes are generally half the size and half the cost of standard composition readers. < P> The reader is organized into five main areas: Cyberspace and Virtual Reality; Virtual Identities; Sexual-Racial Politics; Digital Piracy; and Retrospection. A broad range of authors with a variety of viewpoints are included. < P> Anyone interested in learning about various viewpoints surrounding cyber culture.