Netroots Rising How a Citizen Army of Bloggers and Online Activists Is Changing American Politics

Subjects:

• Political Science » American Politics/Government
• Communications » Political Communications
• Communications » Telecommunications
• Communications » Journalism

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Reviews:

• Starred Review These two Democratic political consultants offer a rich, even gripping narrative, well sourced, of our century's transformation in political engagement by means of "netroots." The "Deaniacs," the draft Clark effort, the campaign against Tom DeLay, and Jim Webb's unlikely victory (Feld coordinated Webb's online fundraising) are among the stories told here. Feld and Wilcox are not sure what the future holds for the netroots phenomenon, but their book has long-term value for large public and undergraduate libraries.
  —Library Journal April 1, 2008
• When Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox speak, political activists everywhere should listen. And luckily for us, they've come together to share their vast online organizing experience....in the splendid Netroots Rising, a chronicle of war stories and lessons learned from the trenches of the nascent online movement. Make no mistake: This book is simply the best account of the origin and mission of the netroots out there, bar none, in any medium....What pushes the book into "must read" territory for the practical progressive is their interviewing prowess with all manner of people associated with both the netroots and traditional campaigns....The diverse opinions and experience the authors sought out really lend a richness to this book........Netroots Rising is a tour de force--comprehensive and interesting, full of character, personality, passion and commitment....a concrete resistance to "mass media passivity" that cannot be more strongly recommended.
  —American Nonsense/Daily Kos (http://americannonsense.com) (http://www.dailykos.com) June 29, 2008

• Endorsement From Larry J. Sabato,
  Director, Center for Politics, University of Virginia: Blogs have changed the dynamics of campaigns forever in just a few short years, and they've opened up politics to a whole new wave of grassroots activists. Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox take us behind the scenes of this new phenomenon, revealing the virtues and, yes, the vices of the blogosphere in some of the hottest contests in recent elections. One thing's for sure: politics will never be the same, and people who don't have a handle on blogs won't understand the campaigns of the future.
• Endorsement From Matthew Yglesias,
  Associate Editor of The Atlantic Monthly: Netroots Rising offers a gripping insider's account of the most important new political movement in America today. If you want to understand how online activism and activists are changing the Democratic Party--and the country--you'll want to read this book.
• Endorsement From James C. Moore,
  Author of Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential: Two histories are emerging for our country's past decade. One is in the headlines and the network newscasts and it consistently misses the profound political changes washing over American democracy. Nate Wilcox and Lowell Feld, however, are leading thinkers in the gathering army of citizens determined to use the Internet to return our democracy to its founding principles. And in Netroots Rising, you will read the story of all the bright young minds who have found a new way to water the roots of our tree of liberty. America is still in good hands and you can see its bright future reflected on these pages.
• Endorsement From Amanda Marcotte,
  Publisher Pandagon.net: Nate and Lowell do a bang-up job of capturing the progressive spirit of the netroots sweeping the nation, reaching even into red state strongholds like Texas and Virginia.
• Endorsement From Jerome Armstrong,
  Co-author Crashing the Gates
  and founder MyDD.com: There's a reformation of the Democratic party underway. This book tells of the sparks that set off the cannons, firing the opening salvos in the movement to create a progressive majority.
• Endorsement From Howie Klein,
  Chairman of Blue America PAC,
  Former president of Reprise Records: Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox have put together an engaging and exciting book absolutely brimming with essential information for any progressive seeking to compete in--or even just understand--the electoral landscape of the early 21st century. The two of them have vividly brought to life, in a thoroughly engaging way, how American politics have been impacted by technological advances that are reshaping the way we pick our leaders. It is virtually impossible for a serious candidate to expect to win elections without understanding the message Feld and Wilcox elucidate in NETROOTS RISING.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Markos Moulitsas Zúniga
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Doing Everything Wrong
• 2. Howard Dean and the Killer Ds
• 3. Activists Build a Movement, Insiders Kill It
• 4. Taking on DeLay, Inc.
• 5. What a Difference a Year Makes
• 6. Drafting an American Hero
• 7. Win One, Lose One
• 8. Combat Boots vs. Cowboy Boots
• 9. What's Next for the Netroots?
• Blogroll
• Bibliography
• Index

PDF Catalogs:
Pop Culture Spring 2008.pdf	Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf