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A village goes mobile : telephony, mediation, and social change in rural India /

"This book examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India on the basis of ethnographic fieldwork. The book investigates how the use of mobile phones has influenced economic, political and social relationships including gender relationships, and how these new social co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tenhunen, Sirpa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Series:Studies in mobile communication.
Subjects:
Cell phones > Social aspects > India.
Cell phones > Economic aspects > India.
Telecommunication > Economic aspects > India.
Cell phone services industry > India.
Intersectionality (Sociology) > India.
India > Rural conditions.
Télécommunications > Aspect économique > Inde.
Téléphonie cellulaire > Industrie > Inde.
Intersectionnalité > Inde.
Téléphones cellulaires > Aspect social > Inde.
Téléphones cellulaires > Aspect économique > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Telecommunication > Economic aspects
Intersectionality (Sociology)
Cell phone services industry
Cell phones > Social aspects
Mass media and culture
Rural conditions
India
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India on the basis of ethnographic fieldwork. The book 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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190630294
0190630299
9780190630300
0190630302
9780190876562
0190876565