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16%OFFDavid Faris - Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age: Social Media, Blogging and Activism in Egypt - 9781784532079 - V9781784532079
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Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age: Social Media, Blogging and Activism in Egypt

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Description for Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age: Social Media, Blogging and Activism in Egypt Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316.

During the Arab uprisings of early 2011, which saw the overthrow of Zine el-Abadine Ben Ali in Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the role of digital media and social networking tools was widely reported. This was also recognized by the very authorities fighting against popular pressure for change, and the Egyptian government's attempt to block internet and mobile phone access in January 2011 demonstrated the extent to which it was seen as powerful and potentially subversive tool. What is yet to be examined is the local context that allowed digital media to play this role: Egypt, for example, a history of online activism laid important ground work for the scenes in Tahrir Square. Here, David Faris argues that it was circumstances particular to Egypt, more than the 'spark' from Tunisia, that allowed the revolution to take off: namely blogging and digital activism stretching back into the 1990s, combined with sustained and numerous protest movements and an independent press.
Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age tracks the rocky path taken by Egyptian bloggers operating in Mubarak's authoritarian regime to illustrate how the state monopoly on information was eroded, making space for dissent and digital activism.

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532079
SKU
V9781784532079
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About David Faris
David Faris is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University, where he teaches Egyptian and Middle Eastern Politics. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Pennsylvania University.

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