A village goes mobile : telephony, mediation, and social change in rural india / Sirpa Tenhunen.

Drawing on ethnographic field work, 'A Village Goes Mobile' examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India. The text investigates how the use of mobile phones has influenced economic, political, and social relationships, including gender relationships, and how th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Oxford Scholarship Online)
Main Author: Tenhunen, Sirpa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Series:Studies in mobile communication.
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Summary:Drawing on ethnographic field work, 'A Village Goes Mobile' examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India. The text investigates how the use of mobile phones has influenced economic, political, and social relationships, including gender relationships, and how these new social constellations relate to culture and development.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190876562 (ebook)
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190630270.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 19, 2018)