Gal Beckerman’s “The Quiet Before” examines the births of social movements from the 17th century to the present day.Gal Beckerman’s “The Quiet Before” examines the births of social movements from the 17th century to the present day.Read MoreBooks and Literature, The Quiet Before (Book), Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Ferguson, Niall, Gorbanevskaya, Natalya (1936-2013), Ghonim, Wael, Gal Beckerman, Social and Political Movements