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Twitter and tear gas : the power and fragility of networked protest / Zeynep Tufekci

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2017Description: xxxi, 326 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780300234176 (pbk : alk. paper)
  • 0300234171 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM 742 T914t 2017
Contents:
Part one: Making a movement -- A networked public -- Censorship and attention -- Leading the leaderless -- Movement cultures -- Part two: A protester's tools -- Technology and people -- Platforms and algorithms -- Names and connections -- Part three: After the protests -- Signaling power and signaling to power --Governments strike back -- Epilogue: The uncertain climb.
Summary: A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 742 T914t 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000124550

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index.

Part one: Making a movement -- A networked public -- Censorship and attention -- Leading the leaderless -- Movement cultures -- Part two: A protester's tools -- Technology and people -- Platforms and algorithms -- Names and connections -- Part three: After the protests -- Signaling power and signaling to power --Governments strike back -- Epilogue: The uncertain climb.

A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges

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