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Contents
Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 A Brief History of Internet Diffusion and Impact in the Middle East -- 2 IT 4 Regime Change: Networking around the State in Egypt -- 3 No More Red Lines: Networking around the State in Jordan -- 4 Hurry Up and Wait: Oppositional Compliance and Networking around the State in Kuwait -- 5 The Micro-Demise of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Working around the State in Comparative Perspective -- 6 Fear the State: Repression and the Risks of Resistance in the Middle East -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Internet User Interview Questions -- Bibliography -- index.
Summary
This book argues that Internet diffusion and use in the Middle East enables meaningful micro-changes in citizens' lives, even in states where no Arab Spring revolution occurred.
