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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Main Author: Howard, Philip N.
Other Authors: Hussain, Muzammil M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:Oxford studies in digital politics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 145 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-140) and index.
ISBN:9780199936960
019993696X
0199333084
9780199333080
9781299600638
1299600638