Twitter and tear gas : the power and fragility of networked protest /
Zeynep Tufekci
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2017
- xxxi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index.
Part one: Making a movement -- A networked public -- Censorship and attention -- Leading the leaderless -- Movement cultures -- Part two: A protester's tools -- Technology and people -- Platforms and algorithms -- Names and connections -- Part three: After the protests -- Signaling power and signaling to power --Governments strike back -- Epilogue: The uncertain climb.
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges