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The revolt of the public and the crisis of authority in the new millennium

In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, "Martin Gurri saw it coming." Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age--government, political parties, the media. T...

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Main Author: Gurri, Martin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Stripe Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Social media > Political aspects.
Online social networks > Political aspects.
Political participation > Technological innovations.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Internet > Social aspects.
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An excerpt from Arnold Kling's foreword I read the first edition of The Revolt of the Public in early January of 2016, after Virginia Postrel cited it in her column. Since then, it has been the book that I recommend whenever I am in a conversation that turns to the Trump phenomenon or the disturbing state of politics in general. Because Martin Gurri saw it coming. When, without fanfare, he self-published the first edition as an e-book in June of 2014, he did not specifically name Donald Trump, or Brexit, or the oddball political figures and new fringe parties that have surged all over Europe. But he saw how the internet in general and social media in particular were transforming the political landscape. Excerpted from The Revolt of the Public: And the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium by Martin Gurri All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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