War in 140 characters : how social media is reshaping conflict in the twenty-first century

Patrikarakos, David, 1977- author.

Book 2017

"War in 140 Characters examines the role of social media and other forms of 'new media' in changing the face of modern warfare. War is, more than ever, a clash of narratives--with each state/party fighting to control the spread of information and project their narrative to the outside world. Social media has shattered traditional hierarchies between the state and its citizens, enabling the individual or networks of individuals to influence the di...

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ISBN:

9780465096145
046509614X

Edition:

First edition

Description:

x, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

War in one hundred forty characters
How social media is reshaping conflict in the twenty-first century

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index

Contents:

The citizen journalist : stories versus guns
The soldier : the state flounders, homo digitalis emerges
The officer : militia digitalis takes to the "battlefield"
The Facebook warrior 1 : the virtual state
The Facebook warrior 2 : homo digitalis on the battlefield
The troll : the empire strikes back
The post-modern dictator: adventures in unreality
The interpreter 1 : from the bedroom to the battlefield
The interpreter 2 : man versus superpower
The recruit : friends are close but enemies are closer
The counterterrorist : Goliath versus a thousand slingshots
Conclusion

LCCN:

2017022137

Control Number:

2411631

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