Description: Networks of Outrage and Hope : Social Movements in the Internet Age, Paperback by Castells, Manuel, ISBN 0745695760, ISBN-13 9780745695761, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK This is an account of contemporary social movements, especially as mediated through the Internet, cell phones, and other electronic media. Author Castells examines the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, the indignadas movement in Spain, and social protests in Turkey and Brazil. He documents the unfolding of events in detail, including online and offline activities, strategies and tactics for occupying and holding public space, how protestors continued electronic communication when the government of Egypt shut down more than 90% of the Internet, and the uses of Twitter and Tumblr. Castells concludes with a brief analysis of the possible future of political change. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Networks of Outrage and Hope : Social Movements in the Internet A
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Government
Item Height: 208 mm
Item Weight: 508 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Manuel Castells
Subject Area: Family Sociology
Item Width: 140 mm
Format: Paperback
