Revolution stalled : the political limits of the Internet in the post-Soviet sphere / Sarah Oates.
Series: Oxford studies in digital politics: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199332465 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Internet -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) | Internet -- Access control -- Russia (Federation) | Internet in political campaigns -- Russia (Federation)Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780199735952DDC classification: 302.230947 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This study of the Russian Internet explores how, when, and why the Internet challenges leaders in non-free states. Using an analysis of content, community, catalysts, control, and co-optation, 'Revolution Stalled' moves beyond virtual politics to show how the Internet can threaten and defy information hegemony and re-shape societies.Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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This study of the Russian Internet explores how, when, and why the Internet challenges leaders in non-free states. Using an analysis of content, community, catalysts, control, and co-optation, 'Revolution Stalled' moves beyond virtual politics to show how the Internet can threaten and defy information hegemony and re-shape societies.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 24, 2013).
Includes bibliographical references and index.