Acknowledgements
Introduction : identity and authority in the age of networks
Aims and scope
Key terms and concepts
Political mobilization
The Web as a mass medium
War on the Web
Ideology and civil society
Net-based activism and American Mid-East policy
Grassroots mobilization and political opportunity
Activism and the Net : relevant precedents
Contemporary peace camp activism
Net-based activism and American Mid-East policy
Public opinion
Backdrop : the mainstream media as a legitimating identity
The Web as an alternative mass medium
The voice of legitimacy : CNN.com and the Arab/Israeli conflict
Introduction
CNN.com's "land of conflict"
Dominant themes and validity claims
Anchoring authority in a de-centered medium
Closing remarks
Hate and holy war on the WWW
Confronting the other
Stormfront.org : promoting the cause of "White nationalism"
Kahane.org : fighting to eliminate Israel's "Arab cancer"
Radioislam.org : defending Islam and the West from the "Jewish threat"
Closing remarks
Hate and holy war on the WWW
The struggle for influence
Social movement integration and growth
Building alliances : virtual and real
Discussion
Hegemony reconsidered : the Internet, civil society, and social fragmentation.