{"product_id":"9780761913306","title":"Politics as Usual: The Cyberspace `Revolution'","description":"Cyberspace is no longer a mystery. It has become irrevocably  intertwined with everyday life, facilitating everything from reading the  news and paying the bills to ordering birthday presents. We are in the midst  of a revolution in mass communication, and there is now technology that can  create new forms of community, empowering citizens and challenging existing  power structures. Some have argued that this technology will change the face  of the American polity. But will such changes occur? In this fascinating  addition to Sage's Contemporary American Politics series, Michael Margolis  and David Resnick argue, trenchantly and persuasively, that hopes for a  transformation of the American political system through \"cyberpolitics\" are  likely to go unfulfilled.  They suggest that cyberpolitics will not-and  cannot- overcome the tendency of our political system to normalize political  activity. Politics as Usual begins with a brief history of cyberspace and  then moves to a discussion of political parties, interest groups,  candidates, mass media, information dissemination, and commercial uses of  the Internet.  Margolis and Resnick offer an innovative and exciting look  into previously ignored aspects of the Internet and American politics.    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael Margolis as Professor of Political Science at the  University of Cincinnati.  He received his A.B. from Oberlin College and his  M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.  He has served on the  faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and the Universities of  Strathclyde and Glasgow in Scotland, and as Fulbright Lecturer at Hankuk  University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea.    David Resnick is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University  of Cincinnati and Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic  Citizenship.  He received his A.B. from Columbia College (Columbia  University) and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.  ","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015810629872,"sku":"9780761913306","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761913306_p0.jpg?v=1763656719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761913306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}