Democracy's fourth wave? digital media and the Arab Spring
In 2011, the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia Mubarak in Egypt, and Qaddafi in Libya. This book examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2013, 2013
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| Series: | Oxford studies in digital politics / Oxford studies in digital politics
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In 2011, the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia Mubarak in Egypt, and Qaddafi in Libya. This book examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring but the longer history of desperate - and creative - digital activism through the Arab world |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199333080 |