Sirpa Tenhunen

Broschiertes Buch

Village Goes Mobile

Telephony, Mediation, and Social Change in Rural India

Beschreibung

Drawing on ethnographic field work, A Village Goes Mobile examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India. 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.

Autor

Sirpa Tenhunen is an anthropologist who has carried out fieldwork in rural and urban India. In addition to the appropriation of mobile technology, her research interests cover gender and politics in India. She is currently Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Helsinki.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780190630287
• ISBN-10: 0190630280
• Artikelnr.: 50434305