The cell phone: an anthropology of communication

The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas...

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Main Authors: Horst, Heather A. (Author), Miller, Daniel 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Berg 2006
Edition:1. publ.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018528.html
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Summary:The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas from religion to love. The Cell Phone presents the first detailed ethnography of the impact of this new technology through the exploration of the cell phone's role in everyday lives.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 212 S.
ISBN:9781845204006
9781845204013

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