Tweeting to Freedom: An Encyclopedia of Citizen Protests and Uprisings around the World
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Willis, William and Fellow, Anthony. Tweeting to Freedom: An Encyclopedia of Citizen Protests and Uprisings around the World. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440840050.
Chicago Manual of Style
Willis, William, and Anthony Fellow. Tweeting to Freedom: An Encyclopedia of Citizen Protests and Uprisings around the World. ABC-CLIO, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440840050
APA
Willis, W. & Fellow, A. (2017). Tweeting to Freedom: An Encyclopedia of Citizen Protests and Uprisings around the World. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440840050
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This book provides an insightful and comprehensive look at the issues regarding the use of the Internet and social media by activists in some 35 countries—and how many governments in these countries are trying to blunt these efforts to promote freedom.
• Provides an interdisciplinary exploration of how the Internet and social media can be used to spotlight oppression and bring about needed change• Explains how some governments are working to block access to unauthorized Internet sites to stop activists' efforts
• Presents profiles of some of the leading activists around the world and their use of the media to get their messages out
• Offers material useful for students studying geography, world cultures, social studies, journalism, sociology, or political science
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Tweeting to Freedom: An Encyclopedia of Citizen Protests and Uprisings around the World
Author(s): Willis, William; Fellow, Anthony;Contributors: Willis, William; Fellow, Anthony;Abstract:This book provides an insightful and comprehensive look at the issues regarding the use of the Internet and social media by activists in some 35 countries—and how many governments in these countries are trying to blunt these efforts to promote freedom.
• Provides an interdisciplinary exploration of how the Internet and social media can be used to spotlight oppression and bring about needed change• Explains how some governments are working to block access to unauthorized Internet sites to stop activists' efforts
• Presents profiles of some of the leading activists around the world and their use of the media to get their messages out
• Offers material useful for students studying geography, world cultures, social studies, journalism, sociology, or political science
SortTitle: tweeting to freedom: an encyclopedia of citizen protests and uprisings around the worldAuthor Info:William J WillisauthorAnthony R. FellowauthoreISBN-13: 9781440840050Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440840050.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440840043Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 384Publication Date: 20170630Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface vii8
- Acknowledgments ix10
- Introduction: Worldwide Internet Activism and Movements 112
- A New Voice 112
- A World of Campaigns 314
- Challenges to Access 415
- UNESCO Promotes Internet Freedoms 516
- U.S. Support for Internet Activism 617
- Tweeting for Freedom from Smog 819
- Freedom from Fossil Fuels 1021
- Julian Assange and WikiLeaks 1223
- Islamic Extremists on the Internet 1526
- Occupy and the Internet 1728
- PEGIDA Movement Protests “Islamization” 1930
- Activists Rejoice over Treaty Failure 2031
- Journalists Face Global Danger 2334
- Further Reading 2435
- Afghanistan 2738
- Armenia 3546
- Bahrain 4556
- Bangladesh 5263
- Brazil 6172
- Bulgaria 6980
- Cambodia 7990
- China 8798
- Cuba 101112
- Egypt 112123
- India 123134
- Iran 134145
- Iraq 144155
- Israel and Palestine 154165
- Jordan 164175
- Kazakhstan 174185
- Mexico 182193
- Nigeria 192203
- North Korea 200211
- Pakistan 210221
- Russia 221232
- Singapore 236247
- South Korea 243254
- Syria 252263
- Thailand 263274
- Turkey 268279
- United Arab Emirates 277288
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