Shifting Dynamics Of Contention In The Digital Age: Mobile Communication And Politics In China

1. Introduction: Movements In Communication -- 2. Toward A Synthetic Framework -- 3. From Affordances To Repertoires Of Contention: The Missing Link In Understanding The Use Of (mobile) Technologies In Contention -- 4. More Than Words: The Integrative Power Of The Mobile Phone As A Reciprocal Technology For Micromobilization -- 5. To Retweet Each And Every Rumor -- Mobile Rumoring As Contention -- 6. Conclusion: Beyond China, Moving Mobile -- Appendix: Methodological Reflections -- References -- Index. Jun Liu. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.