TY  - BOOK
AU  - Herrera,Linda
TI  - Revolution in the age of social media: the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet 
SN  - 9781781682753 (paperback)
AV  - 513 DT 107.87 H565r 2014
U1  - 962.05 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Verso
KW  - Internet
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Youth
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Internet and youth
KW  - Internet and activism
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Egipto
KW  - Juventud
KW  - Actividad política
KW  - Jóvenes e internet
KW  - History
KW  - Protests, 2011-2013
KW  - Historia
KW  - Protestas, 2011-2013
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Egypt's January 25 revolution was triggered by a Facebook page and played out both in virtual spaces and the streets. Social media serves as a space of liberation, but it also functions as an arena where competing forces vie over the minds of the young as they battle over ideas as important as the nature of freedom and the place of the rising generation in the political order. This book provides piercing insights into the ongoing struggles between people and power in the digital age"--; "A Facebook page inspired Egypt's 2011 revolution, an uprising played out as much in virtual locations as on the streets. The promise of social media to liberate and democratize was vividly realized, but the same technology has created an arena where competing forces vie to influence the minds of the young. This online battle of ideas may determine matters as fundamental to political life as the nature of freedom and the place of the present generation in the political order. Revolution in the Age of Social Media provides piercing insights into the ongoing struggle between people and power in the digital age"--
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