Dissent and Revolution in a Digital Age
Subtitle: Social Media, Blogging and Activism in Egypt
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781780761503
Subjects: Internet, political aspects; Social media; Political activists; Dissenters; Egypt, politics and government; Great britain, history, 21st century
Description: This text tracks the rocky path taken by Egyptian bloggers operating in Mubarak's authoritarian regime to illustrate how the state monopoly on information has been eroded, making space for dissent and for those previously without a voice.