"First published in Germany by Piper Verlag GmbH, Munich/Berlin"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-328).
Contents:
New China, New World : A Preface -- The Word : How Autocrats Hijack Our Language -- The Weapon : How Terror and Law Complement Each Other -- The Pen : How Propaganda Works -- The Net : How the Party Learned to Love the Internet -- The Clean Sheet : Why the People Have to Forget -- The Mandate from Heaven : How the Party Elected an Emperor -- The Dream : How Karl Marx and Confucius Are Being Resurrected, Hand in Hand with the Great Nation -- The Eye : How the Party Is Updating Its Rule with Artificial Intelligence -- The New Man : How Big Data and a Social Credit System Are Meant to Turn People into Good Subjects -- The Subject : How Dictatorship Warps Minds -- The Iron House : How a Few Defiant Citizens Are Refuting the Lies -- The Gamble : When Power Stands in Its Own Way -- The Illusion : How Everyone Imagines His Own China -- The World : How China Exerts Its Influence -- The Future : When All Roads Lead to Beijing.
Summary:
In China's shiny new 'Smart Cities', citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the government knowing about it, and tweeting satirically about the Glorious Leader's dumpling-like features can land you in jail.It's often assumed that capitalism and the internet automatically bring freedom and democracy. But Strittmatter shows how China's autocratic leaders are using powerful new technologies to create the largest and most effective surveillance state the world has ever seen.
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