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#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
Cass R. Sunstein
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Description for #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
From the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracy--and what can be done about it As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like-minded, creating echo chambers that amplify our views. It's no accident that on some occasions, people of different political views cannot even understand each other. It's also no surprise that terrorist groups have been able to exploit social media ... Read more
From the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, a revealing account of how today's Internet threatens democracy--and what can be done about it As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like-minded, creating echo chambers that amplify our views. It's no accident that on some occasions, people of different political views cannot even understand each other. It's also no surprise that terrorist groups have been able to exploit social media ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691175515
SKU
V9780691175515
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About Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. His many books include the New York Times bestsellers Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler) and The World According to Star Wars. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Reviews for #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
I ... found myself shocked at how relevant Sunstein's account was to my own life and the ways I seek out and encounter information, which is in a way the value of the book
it gets you to reflect on the role of your information habits on your view of the world around you. And if you want to know how ... Read more
it gets you to reflect on the role of your information habits on your view of the world around you. And if you want to know how ... Read more