Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Digital Media and the Arab Spring; 2. The Recent History of Digital Media and Dissent; 3. Information Infrastructure and the Organization of Protest; 4. Authoritarian Responses and Consequences; 5. Al Jazeera, Social Media, and Digital Journalism; Conclusion: Digital Media and the Rhythms of Social Change; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-140) and index
