{"product_id":"networking-putinism-the-rhetoric-of-power-in-the-digital-age-paperback","title":"Networking Putinism: The Rhetoric of Power in the Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael S. Gorham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNetworking Putinism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the internet's impact on political discourse in Russia and the strategies adopted both by Vladimir Putin and his associates to secure and legitimate their authority, as well as by the regime's most determined critics.\u003c\/b\u003e Michael S. Gorham shows that despite Putin's famously dismissive attitude toward the internet, the Russian leader, his political team, and a motley array of web-savvy sympathizers have been consistently fixated on the medium, deeply invested in its development, and keenly aware of its ability to shape public political discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe success of the regime's opponents in leveraging social media to criticize the regime forced Putin and his allies to find ways to more effectively exploit the new medium. In telling the story of these rhetorical online battles, \u003ci\u003eNetworking Putinism\u003c\/i\u003e shows how, even in the most authoritarian of regimes, public language still matters, and digitally mediated communication remains a highly contested instrument of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael S. Gorham is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Florida and the author of two award-winning books--\u003ci\u003eAfter Newspeak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking in Soviet Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e--and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDigital Russia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46939306557615,"sku":"9781501785436","price":64.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/ZusqsEKaW79781501785436.webp?v=1779392376","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/networking-putinism-the-rhetoric-of-power-in-the-digital-age-paperback","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}