Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power: A Memoir - Couverture souple

Ghonim, Wael

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ISBN 10 : 0547867093 ISBN 13 : 9780547867090

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2013

Synopsis

Revolution 2.0 Wael Ghonim was a little-known, 30-year-old Google executive in the fall of 2010, when he anonymously launched a Facebook page to protest the death of one Egyptian man at the hands of security forces. In "Revolution 2.0" this key figure behind the Egyptian uprising tells the inside, riveting story of what happened, and presents lessons for all of us on how to unleash the power of crowds.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

“A gripping chronicle of how a fear-frozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Wael Ghonim was a little-known, thirty-year-old Google executive in the summer of 2010 when he anonymously launched a Facebook page to protest the death of one Egyptian man at the hands of security forces. The page’s following expanded quickly and moved from online protests to a nonconfrontational movement. On January 25, 2011, Tahrir Square resounded with calls for change. Yet just as the revolution began in earnest, Ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation. After he was released, he gave a tearful speech on national television, and the protests grew more intense. Four days later, the president of Egypt was gone.

In this riveting story, Ghonim takes us inside the movement and shares the keys to unleashing the power of crowds. In Revolution 2.0, we can all be heroes.

“ Revolution 2.0 is an engaging read, and it offers a sharply detailed look from the inside of an uprising that owed almost as much to social media connections as it did to anti-Mubarak passions.” — Los Angeles Times

“ Revolution 2.0 excels in chronicling the roiling tension in the months before the uprising, the careful organization required and the momentum it unleashed.” — NPR.org

Revue de presse :

Praise for Revolution 2.0:  "A gripping chronicle of how a fear-frozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media."  --San Francisco Chronicle
"Ghonim doesn't overreach in this deeply personal account. His words ring with an authentic tone." --Los Angeles Times "A fascinating book...There is an energy in the book and in Ghonim's words that makes one feel it is much too soon to assume the revolution is over, or to underestimate what the rebels achieved." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Deserves to become part of the canon of classic prison literature" --Washington Post   “Excels in chronicling the roiling tension in the months before the uprising, the careful organization required and the momentum it unleashed. Ghonim ... present[s] a manifesto on the capacity of social media to transform a society." --NPR.org  

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0547867093
• ISBN 13: 9780547867090
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320