Opening : the network is the message -- 1. Lessons from the history of the Internet -- 2. The culture of the Internet -- 3. E-business and the new economy -- 4. Virtual communities or network society? -- 5. The politics of the Internet I : computer networks, civil society, and the state -- 6. The politics of the Internet II : privacy and liberty in cyberspace -- 7. Multimedia and the Internet : the hypertext beyond convergence -- 8. The geography of the Internet : networked places -- 9. The digital divide in a global perspective -- Conclusion : the challenges of the network society.