TY - BOOK AU - Howard,Philip N. TI - The digital origins of dictatorship and democracy: information technology and political Islam T2 - Oxford studies in digital politics SN - 9780199866441 (ebook) : AV - JQ1852.A58 U1 - 320.9'1767'02854678 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, Oxford University Press PB - Oxford KW - Information technology KW - Political aspects KW - Islamic countries KW - Internet KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736416.001.0001 ER -