Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked

Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movementsâ€™ greatest strengths and frequent challenges

To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an antiâ€“Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. An incisive observer, writer, and participant in todayâ€™s social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protestsâ€”how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.
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Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbulâ€™s Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and cultureâ€”and offer essential insights into the future of governance.
Country USA
Manufacturer Yale University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-05-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-05-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

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