Revolution Stalled: The Political Limits of the Internet in the Post-Soviet Sphere

by Sarah Oates

Can the internet fundamentally challenge non-free regimes?

The role that social networking has played in promoting political change in the Middle East and beyond raises important questions about the ability of authoritarian leaders to control the information sphere and their subjects. Revolution Stalled goes beyond the idea of "virtual" politics to study five key components in the relationship between the online sphere and society: content,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199735956
• ISBN13: 9780199735952
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"