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Diasporas in the New Media Age: Identity, Politics, and Community
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Description for Diasporas in the New Media Age: Identity, Politics, and Community
Paperback. The explosion of digital information and communication technologies has influenced the various aspects of contemporary life. This book includes the essays that explore the personal, familial, and social impact of modern communication technology on populations of European, Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Latin American emigrants. Editor(s): Alonso, Andoni; Oiarzabal, Pedro J. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
The explosion of digital information and communication technologies has influenced almost every aspect of contemporary life. ""Diasporas in the New Media Age"" is the first book-length examination of the social use of these technologies by emigrants and diasporas around the world. The eighteen original essays in the book explore the personal, familial, and social impact of modern communication technology on populations of European, Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Latin American emigrants. It also looks at the role and transformation of such concepts as identity, nation, culture, and community in the era of information technology and economic globalization. The contributors, ... Read more
The explosion of digital information and communication technologies has influenced almost every aspect of contemporary life. ""Diasporas in the New Media Age"" is the first book-length examination of the social use of these technologies by emigrants and diasporas around the world. The eighteen original essays in the book explore the personal, familial, and social impact of modern communication technology on populations of European, Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Latin American emigrants. It also looks at the role and transformation of such concepts as identity, nation, culture, and community in the era of information technology and economic globalization. The contributors, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874178159
SKU
V9780874178159
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About
Andoni Alonso is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Extremadura, Spain. He is the author of many articles and books, including Basque Cyberculture: From Digital Euskadi to Cyber Euskalherria. Pedro J. Oiarzabal received his doctorate from the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of numerous articles on migration and identity ... Read more
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