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The Blogging Revolution
Antony Loewenstein
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Description for The Blogging Revolution
Paperback. Examines the ways the internet is threatening the rule of some of the planet's most repressive governments, including in countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba, Egypt and Syria. This book discovers the ways that Western multinationals are assisting the restriction of information in these countries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPF; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
In many countries, internet censorship has become one of the key human rights issues of the twenty-first century.Best-selling author Antony Loewenstein conducts a searching examination of the ways the internet is threatening the rule of some of the planet's most repressive governments, including in countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba, Egypt and Syria. With first-hand investigative reporting, Loewenstein discovers the ways that Western multinationals are assisting the restriction of information in these countries, how bloggers are leading the charge for change and how, thanks to the web, we in the West now have a unique insight into cultures ... Read more
In many countries, internet censorship has become one of the key human rights issues of the twenty-first century.Best-selling author Antony Loewenstein conducts a searching examination of the ways the internet is threatening the rule of some of the planet's most repressive governments, including in countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba, Egypt and Syria. With first-hand investigative reporting, Loewenstein discovers the ways that Western multinationals are assisting the restriction of information in these countries, how bloggers are leading the charge for change and how, thanks to the web, we in the West now have a unique insight into cultures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522854909
SKU
V9780522854909
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Antony Loewenstein
Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based journalist and author. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Australian, The Bulletin, Znet, Crikey, New Matilda, The Big Issue and Counterpunch. He is a board member of Macquarie University's Centre for Middle East and North African Studies.
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