Its a self reflexive book, after all how else would you understand what
digital divide means if everybody can afford to buy it. Without buying and
opening the book, I have learnt something from it already, at least I can
use the price as a classical example to my students on how they can be
exploited by information haves. 
Chika Anyanwu
http://virtualafricandiaspora.com/


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Honestly, I find it somewhat contradictory to believe that a book priced
between $500 and $1000 can contribute much to overcoming digital divides. In
any case, the perspective will hardly be from below ...

El 17-09-2009 21:29, Martha Wallner escribió:
> FYI - http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=34612
> 
> Description:
> 
> Recently, rapid developments in the digital divide have attracted the 
> attention of both the academic and political worlds due to the 
> reduction of information gaps.
> 
> The *Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing 
> an Equitable and Competitive Information Society* presents a 
> comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the
digital divide.
> Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of 
> Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers 
> a complete reference source to the interactions, evolutions, and 
> policies developing within the field.