Dissent and revolution in a digital age : social media, blogging and activism in Egypt /: social media, blogging and activism in Egypt. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David M. Faris.
• Other Names: Faris, David M
• Contents: Social media and authoritarian politics in Egypt -- A theory of the networked revolt : social media networks, media events and collective action -- Agenda-setters : torture, rights and social media networks in Egypt -- New tools, old rules : social media networks and collective action in Egypt -- (Amplified) voices for the voiceless : social media networks, minorities, and virtual counter-publics -- We are all revolutionaries now : social media networks and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 -- Cascades, colours, and contingencies : social media networks and authoritarianism in global perspective.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 267 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 303.4840962; Internet -- Political aspects -- Egypt; Social media -- Political aspects -- Egypt; Political activists -- Egypt; Dissenters -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Médias; Conflits; Printemps arabe; Dissidents; Internet; Régimes autoritaires; Dissenters; Internet -- Political aspects; Political activists; Social media -- Political aspects; Dissident; Arabischer Frühling; Soziale Software; Weblog; Protest; Arabische lente; Egypte; Egypt; Ägypten; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857739421; 0857739425
• Related ISBNs: 1780761503; 9781780761503
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-259) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.