1st Edition
The Cell Phone An Anthropology of Communication
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Few modern innovations have spread quite so quickly as the cell phone. This technology has transformed communication throughout the world. Mobile telecommunications have had a dramatic effect in many regions, but perhaps nowhere more than for low-income populations in countries such as Jamaica, where in the last few years many people have moved from no phone to cell phone. This book reveals the... Read more
Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Infrastructure Chapter Three: Locations Chapter Four: Possession Chapter Five: Link-Up Chapter Six: Coping Chapter Seven: Pressure Chapter Eight: Welfare Chapter Nine: Evaluation
Biography
Daniel Miller teaches in the Department of Anthropology, University College London. Heather A Horst is Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for New Media, University of California Berkeley.
A landmark in mobile phone studies that will appeal to a wide audience and that is likely to frame debates in this field for some time to come. - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
