The Society of the Selfie : Social Media and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy
This book explores how the Internet is connected to the global crisis of liberal democracy. Today, self-promotion is at the heart of many human relationships. The selfie is not just a social media gesture people love to hate. It is also a symbol of social reality in the age of the Internet. Through...
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University of Westminster Press
2021
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