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The digital origins of dictatorship and democracy [electronic resource] : information technology and political Islam / Philip N. Howard.
By: Howard, Philip N
.Series: Oxford studies in digital politics: Publisher: New York ; Oxford University Press : Oxford, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199866441 (ebook) :; 0199866449 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Islamic countries -- Politics and government | Information technology -- Political aspects -- Islamic countries | Internet -- Political aspects -- Islamic countriesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199736416DDC classification: 320.9'1767'02854678 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma the very information & communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions in Muslim countries.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma the very information & communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions in Muslim countries.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 9, 2010).