Revolution in the Age of Social Media

"A Facebook page inspired Egypt's 2011 revolution, an uprising played out as much in virtual locations as on the streets. The promise of social media to liberate and democratize was vividly realized, but the same technology has created an arena where competing forces vie to influence the minds of the young. This online battle of ideas may determine matters as fundamental to political life as the nature of freedom and the place of the present generation in the political order. Revolution in the Age of Social Media provides piercing insights into the ongoing struggle between people and power in the digital age"--

Product details

• Authors: Linda Herrera
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.05.2014, delayed
• EAN: 9781781682760
• ISBN: 978-1-78168-276-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Internet; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education