In store now! Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest by Zeynep Tufukci

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In an age marked by lockdowns, it is more important than ever to understand the ways that social media is influencing the way we behave. ‘Twitter and Tear Gas’ offers an illuminating take on the ways in which digital networks impact social movements. Dating back to the first ‘’Encuentro’’ movement in 1997 which enabled activists from across the world to meet,  social media has since had an incredible impact on the way we organise protest. This book does a fantastic job of providing evidence for exactly why this is. 

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Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

By Zeynep Tuferkci 

Paperback RRP: £10.99

An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book 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 insightful analysis.

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