Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface to the New Paperback Edition xi
5. Acknowledgments xxix
6. PART I: Setting the Virtual Stage
7. Chapter 1. The Subject and Scope of This Inquiry 3
8. Chapter 2. History 32
9. Chapter 3. Method 60
10. Part II: Culture in a Virtual World
11. Chapter 4. Place and Time 89
12. Chapter 5. Personhood 118
13. Chapter 6. Intimacy 151
14. Chapter 7. Community 179
15. Part III: The Age of Techne
16. Chapter 8. Political Economy 205
17. Chapter 9. The Virtual 237
18. Glossary 251
19. Notes 255
20. Works Cited 271
21. Index 303