Tweeting to freedom : an encyclopedia of citizen protests and uprisings around the world

Willis, Jim 1946- (Author). Fellow, Anthony R., (author.).

Summary: This book looks at the issues regarding the use of the Internet and social media by activists in more than 30 countries, and how governments in these countries are trying to blunt these efforts to promote freedom. It examines the use of social media for political activism: the media freedom practiced; the methods by which governments block access to information; and the ways in which activists use the media--especially social media--to advance their cause of greater freedoms.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440840043
ISBN: 1440840040
ISBN: 9781440840050
Physical Description: print
viii, 367 pages ; 27 cm
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Worldwide Internet Activism and Movements -- Afghanistan -- Armenia -- Bahrain -- Bangladesh -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Cambodia -- China -- Cuba -- Egypt -- India -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel and Palestine -- Jordan -- Kazakhstan -- Mexico -- Nigeria -- North Korea -- Pakistan -- Russia -- Singapore -- South Korea -- Syria -- Thailand -- Turkey -- United Arab Emirates -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Uzbekistan -- Vietnam -- Yemen -- Select Bibliography -- Index.