Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

Twitter and Tear Gas is a comprehensive and thought-provoking book that provides an incisive analysis of modern protests, revealing their greatest strengths and frequent challenges.

Written by an experienced observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, this book offers essential insights into the future of governance.

With a focus on the power and weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people, Tufekci explains how modern protests form, operate differently from past protests, and have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.

Through vivid details from life inside social movements, including the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users organizing medical supplies during Arab Spring, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park, Tufekci offers a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding recent political developments and improving future grassroots efforts.