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999			_c9340 _d9340
020			_a9781138282780
082			_a302.23 _bBIJ-P
100			_aBiju, P.R.
245			_aPolitical internet: state and politics in the age of social media
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2017
300			_axi, 271p
520			_aThis book investigates the Internet as a site of political contestation in the Indian context. It widens the scope of the public sphere to social media and explores its role in shaping the resistance and protest movements on the ground. The volume also explores the role of the Internet, a global technology, in framing debates on the idea of the nation-state, especially India, as well as diplomacy and international relations. It also discusses the possibility of whether the Internet can be used as a tool for social justice and change, particularly by the underprivileged, to go beyond caste, class, gender and other oppressive social structures.
650			_aSocial media _vFriend power
650			_aInternet diplomacy _vSocial media
650			_aGovernment _vSocial media
942			_cBK _2ddc