Michael Dartnell

Insurgency Online

Web Activism and Global Conflict

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Produktbeschreibung

Insurgency Online shows that online activism is a ripe, new territory for non-governmental actors to raise awareness and develop support around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780802087478
• ISBN-10: 0802087477
• Artikelnr.: 21834641

Autorenporträt

Michael Y. Dartnell is an associate professor in the Department of History and Politics at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Arthur Kroker
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Insurgency Online and Conflict in the Global-scape
2. Insurgency Online as Networking: IRSM Web Activism
3. Insurgency Online as Global Witnessing: The Web Activism of RAWA
4. Insurgency Online as Media Relay: The Web Activism of the MRTA
5. Conclusion: Web Activism – A Messenger That Shapes Perceptions
Appendix 1 Methodology of Insurgency Online
Appendix 2 Some of the Restrictions Imposed by the Taliban on Women in
Afghanistan
Appendix 3 Translation of the Du’a of Sheikh Muhammed Al Mohaisany
Notes
Bibliography
Index