{"product_id":"9781836952992","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Community in a Crowd : Bitcoin and the Quest for Liberty in Tel Aviv by Matan Shapiro","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 01\/01\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Tel Aviv's Bitcoin Embassy between 2017 and 2019, Community in a Crowd explores the everyday activities and social dynamics of Israeli Bitcoin enthusiasts. It examines how participants promoted Libertarian narratives and ritualized practices to challenge the moral authority of the `centralized' political-economic order. Revisiting Bitcoin's popular association with radical individualism, the book contrasts the sprawling, impersonal crowds of online trading with the formation of an intimate, egalitarian community through in-person encounters. Advancing a new theoretical framework, it offers insights into contemporary mass movements grounded in techno-utopian visions of society and reconsiders how decentralized technologies foster both anonymity and solidarity. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369298801013,"sku":"9781836952992","price":104.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781836952992.jpg?v=1763552871","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781836952992","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}