Digital resistance in the Middle East new media activism in everyday life
This book argues that Internet diffusion and use in the Middle East enables meaningful micro-changes in citizens' lives, even in states where no Arab Spring revolution occurred
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2017, [2017]
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 A Brief History of Internet Diffusion and Impact in the Middle East
- 2 IT 4 Regime Change: Networking around the State in Egypt
- 3 No More Red Lines: Networking around the State in Jordan
- 4 Hurry Up and Wait: Oppositional Compliance and Networking around the State in Kuwait
- 5 The Micro-Demise of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Working around the State in Comparative Perspective
- 6 Fear the State: Repression and the Risks of Resistance in the Middle East
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Internet User Interview Questions
- Bibliography
- index
- Includes bibliographical references and index