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1 online resource (xxxi, 326 pages) : illustration |
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text file PDF |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. Tufekci explains the nuanced trajectories of modern protests-how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change. Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture-and offer essential insights into the future of governance. |
| Contents |
A networked public -- Censorship and attention -- Leading the leaderless -- Movement cultures -- Technology and people -- Platforms and algorithms -- Names and connections -- Signaling power and signaling to power -- Governments strike back. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Social media -- Political aspects.
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Social media -- Political aspects. |
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Social media. |
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Online social networks -- Political aspects.
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Online social networks -- Political aspects. |
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Online social networks. |
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Social movements.
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Social movements. |
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Protest movements.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. |
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Protest movements. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. |
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Protestbewegung. |
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Social Media. |
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Governance. |
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Soziale Bewegung. |
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Internet. |
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Twitter Softwareplattform. |
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Tränenreizstoff. |
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Social media. |
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Social movements. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Tufekci, Zeynep. Twitter and tear gas. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017] 0300215126 (DLC) 2016963570 (OCoLC)961312425 |
| ISBN |
9780300228175 (electronic book) |
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0300228171 (electronic book) |
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9780300215120 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0300215126 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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