Dissent and revolution in a digital age : social media, blogging and activism in Egypt / David Faris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faris, David M.

Series:

Library of modern Middle East studies ; 129.

Library of modern Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Political aspects--Egypt.

Internet.

Social media--Political aspects--Egypt.

Social media.

Political activists--Egypt.

Political activists.

Dissenters--England--History--21st century.

Dissenters.

History.

Social media--Political aspects.

Internet--Political aspects.

England.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xv, 267 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Contents:

1 Social Media and Authoritarian Politics in Egypt 1

2 A Theory of the Networked Revolt: Social Media Networks, Media Events and Collective Action 25

3 Agenda-Setters: Torture, Rights and Social Media Networks in Egypt 49

4 New Tools, Old Rules: Social Media Networks and Collective Action in Egypt 85

5 (Amplified) Voices for the Voiceless: Social Media Networks, Minorities, and Virtual Counter-Publics 118

6 We Are All Revolutionaries Now: Social Media Networks and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 146

7 Cascades, Colours, and Contingencies: Social Media Networks and Authoritarianism in Global Perspective 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [238]-259).

ISBN:

9781780761503

1780761503

OCLC:

794136889