Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Online Activism in an Age of Contention 25
8. 2 The Politics of Digital Contention 44
9. 3 The Rituals and Genres of Contention 64
10. 4 The Changing Style of Contention 85
11. 5 The Business of Digital Contention 103
12. 6 Civic Associations Online 125
13. 7 Utopian Realism in Online Communities 155
14. 8 Transnational Activism Online 185
15. Conclusion ■ China’s Long Revolution 209
16. Afterword to the Paperback Edition 227
17. Notes 241
18. Bibliography 277
19. Index 305