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The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
De Bruijn, Mirjam, Van Dijk, Rijk
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Description for The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
Hardcover. The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate, offering profound new insights into the processes of globalization. Editor(s): de Bruijn, Mirjam; van Dijk, Rijk. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate, offering profound new insights into the processes of globalization.
The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate, offering profound new insights into the processes of globalization.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137278012
SKU
V9781137278012
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Ref
99-15
About De Bruijn, Mirjam, Van Dijk, Rijk
ASTRID BOCHOW Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany ANGÉLIQUE BOS Leiden University, the Netherlands BEN COUSINS University of the Western Cape, South Africa JAN-BART GEWALD DANIELLE DE LAME Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium MAYKE KAAG African Studies Centre, Leiden/Utrecht University, the Netherlands LINDA VAN DE KAMP VU University Amsterdam/African Studies Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands WALTER GAN NKWI ... Read more
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