Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2012-10-12 Pages: 200 Language: English Publisher: Wiley This book is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today. from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain. and the Occupy Wall Street movement in the US While these and similar social movements differ in many important ways. there is one thing they share in common:. they are all interwoven inextricably with the creation of autonomous communication networks supported by the Internet and wireless communication.In this timely and important book. Manuel Castells - the leading scholar of our contemporary networked society - examines the social. cultural and political roots of these new social movements. studies their innovative forms of self-organization. assesses the precise role of technology in the dynamics of the movements. sugges...Read More