Virtual Methods

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First published in 2005 by
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© Christine Hine 2005
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Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Virtual methods : issues in social research on the Internet / edited by
Christine Hine.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-84520-084-5 (cloth) –– ISBN 1-84520-085-3 (pbk.)
1. Internet –– Social aspects. 2. Internet research. 3. Computer networks.
4. Social interaction. I. Hine, Christine.
HM851.V575 2005
303.48'33'072––dc22 2005001815
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ISBN-13 978 184520 084 8 (Cloth)
ISBN-10 1 84520 084 5 (Cloth)
ISBN-13 978 184520 085 5 (Paper)
ISBN-10 1 84520 085 3 (Paper)
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