| Description |
1 online resource (227 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"The far-right English Defence League (EDL) is a strange product of global and local dynamics, most prominently the 'War on Terror'. While the EDL has become well known for its high-profile Islamophobic demonstrations within local communities, the bulk of its day-to-day activity occurs online within its social networking sites, between supporters - referred to as 'keyboard warriors'. 'Keyboard warriors'' activities are confined to the virtual realm and they are unlikely to attend EDL events in physical space, such as demonstrations. This book explores the kind of Islamophobic identity that is produced by EDL supporters within the networking sites, and focuses on how this identitty is constructed around insecurities that are central to the lives of this populations"--Back cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the genesis of an extreme political formation -- The far right, identity and group dynamics -- Forming a global-national-local worldview and extreme identity online -- Post-politics and the rage response -- The 'other' and the clash of civilisations -- Political extremism and hybrid space. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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English Defence League (EDL) |
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Islamophobia.
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Islamophobia. |
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Social media and society.
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Social media and society. |
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Social media -- Political aspects.
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Social media -- Political aspects. |
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Social media. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Social media. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Geddes, Graham Edward. Keyboard warriors. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016 1443894621 (OCoLC)958446897 |
| ISBN |
9781443898553 (electronic book) |
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1443898554 (electronic book) |
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9781443894623 (hardcover) |
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1443894621 (hardcover) |
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