Digital Militarism: Israel's Occupation in the Social Media Age

by Adi Kuntsman and Rebecca Stein

Book Overview

Israel's occupation has been transformed in the social media age. Over the last decade, military rule in the Palestinian territories grew more bloody and entrenched. In the same period, Israelis became some of the world's most active social media users. In Israel today, violent politics are interwoven with global networking practices, protocols, and aesthetics. Israeli soldiers carry smartphones into the field of military operations, sharing mobile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804794901
• ISBN13: 9780804794909
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.3"