Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires “This book is about 20 times better reported or written than any book every written about the Internet, period.” Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations Now I Know Who My Comrades Are demonstrates how much it can matter for citizens to have a voice, and to discover that they are not alone.” “In this fascinating book, Parker shows that the Internet effects politics by affecting the psychology of its users. Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash The clarity, honesty and intelligence of her writing make this book both admirable and enjoyable.” Story by story, Emily Parker shows how the Internet has changed lives and social realities in three oppressive countries. “Now I Know Who My Comrades Are is a timely and necessary book. Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of The New America Foundation, and Former Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department A great read for both the nightstand and the scholar’s shelf.” The combination of her humanism and keen insight illuminates dimensions of the Internet that we so often miss, the ways it can create the personal ties and trust that are the foundation of collective action. “Emily Parker tells us enthralling and beautifully detailed stories about bloggers and Internet activists in China, Russia, and Cuba, showing us the power of human connection even as she describes and analyzes it.
Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Emily Parker is among the handful of most promising new foreign policy commentators who weave together culture, society and politics with hard facts and clear analysis.” “The heroes of this terrific book are ‘internet foot soldiers,’ not the usual foreign ministers and businessmen, and those soldiers are changing Russia, China, and Cuba…and the world. Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize–winning author of The War of the End of the World and The Time of the Hero
It’s been a while since I have read a book that is so entertaining, not to mention one so encouraging for the culture of liberty.” “Parker’s book Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground is a rigorously researched and reported account that reads like a thriller. Praise for Now I Know Who My Comrades Are
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