{"product_id":"politics-of-rightful-killing-sima-shakhsari-9781478005964","title":"Politics of Rightful Killing: Civil Society, Gender, and Sexuality in Weblogistan","description":"In the early 2000s, mainstream international news outlets celebrated the growth of Weblogistan--the online and real-life transnational network of Iranian bloggers--and depicted it as a liberatory site that gave voice to Iranians. As Sima Shakhsari argues in \u003ci\u003ePolitics of Rightful Killing\u003c\/i\u003e, the common assumptions of Weblogistan as a site of civil society consensus and resistance to state oppression belie its deep internal conflicts. While Weblogistan was an effective venue for some Iranians to \"practice democracy,\" it served as a valuable site for the United States to surveil bloggers and express anti-Iranian sentiment and policies. At the same time, bloggers used the network to self-police and enforce gender and sexuality norms based on Western liberal values in ways that unwittingly undermined Weblogistan's claims of democratic participation. In this way, Weblogistan became a site of cybergovernmentality, where biopolitical security regimes disciplined and regulated populations. Analyzing online and off-line ethnography, Shakhsari provides an account of digital citizenship that raises questions about the internet's relationship to political engagement, militarism, and democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sima Shakhsari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478005963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478005964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Sima Shakhsari","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46806989439231,"sku":"9781478005964","price":107.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a01d9a4-c734-4a00-b24b-a7144011a5b0.jpg?v=1745378249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-of-rightful-killing-sima-shakhsari-9781478005964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}