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Liu, Sophia B. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Unprecedented uses of information and communication technology (ICT) and particularly social media (e.g., Wikipedia, Facebook, and Twitter) are occurring in times of crisis. This dissertation investigates the socio-technical practices emerging from the use of social media and how these practices help to "sustain the living heritage" of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Web 2.0 Technologies, Influence of Technology
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Richards, John F. – Journal of World History, 1997
Characterizes the early modern period in world history (roughly 1500-1800) as one marked by worldwide processes of change unprecedented in scope and intensity. Argues that the society of the Indian subcontinent shared directly in the massive processes of change that influenced societies throughout the world. (MJP)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Colonialism