New Power
How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Doubleday
BBB Library: Communication, Politics and Public Affairs
ISBN: 978-0385541114
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New Power shines fresh light on the cultural phenomena of our day, from #BlackLivesMatter to the Ice Bucket Challenge to Airbnb, uncovering the new power forces that made them huge. Drawing on examples from business, activism, and pop culture, as well as the study of organizations like Lego, NASA, Reddit, and TED, Heimans and Timms explain how to build new power and channel it successfully. They also explore the dark side of these forces: the way ISIS has co-opted new power to monstrous ends, and the rise of the alt-right's intensity machine.
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