Twitter and tear gas : the power and fragility of networked protest
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New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2017].
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New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2017].
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xxxi, 326 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index.
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To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. Tufekci explains the nuanced trajectories of modern protests-how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change. Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture-and offer essential insights into the future of governance.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tufekci, Z. (2017). Twitter and tear gas: the power and fragility of networked protest . Yale University Press.

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Tufekci, Zeynep. 2017. Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest. Yale University Press.

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Tufekci, Zeynep. Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Yale University Press, 2017.

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Tufekci, Zeynep. Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Yale University Press, 2017.

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