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The digital origins of dictatorship and democracy : information technology and political Islam /

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Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma : the very information & communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions in Muslim countrie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howard, Philip N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford studies in digital politics.
Subjects:
Information technology > Political aspects > Islamic countries.
Internet > Political aspects > Islamic countries.
Islamic countries > Politics and government.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect politique > Pays musulmans.
Internet > Aspect politique > Pays musulmans.
Civics & Citizenship.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Political Process.
Political Freedom.
Media Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Information technology > Political aspects
Internet > Political aspects
Politics and government
Islamic countries
Neue Medien
Elektronisches Forum
Massenmedien
Demokratisierung
Politisches Bewusstsein
Politische Identität
Internationaler Vergleich
Islamische Staaten
Islamischer Fundamentalismus.
Informationstechnik.
Internet.
Nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication > Aspect politique > Pays islamiques.
Internet > Aspect politique > Pays islamiques.
Pays islamiques > Politique et gouvernement.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma : the very information & communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions in Muslim countries.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199736416
0199736413
9780199866441
0199866449