Being Available and Reachable : New Media and Cameroonian Transnational Sociality.

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The book investigates what have become of Cameroonian transnational family and friendship ties in the age of the mobile phone and the internet that make people readily available and reachable. Most theoretical literature states that these tools of sociality cement transnational social relationships...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tazanu, Primus Mbeanwoah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing : Distributed in and outisde N. America by African Books Collective, 2012.
Temas:
Cell phones > Social aspects > Cameroon.
Wireless communication systems > Social aspects.
Interpersonal communication > Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Communication and culture.
Transmission sans fil > Aspect social.
Communication interpersonnelle > Innovations > Aspect social.
Communication et culture.
Téléphones cellulaires > Aspect social > Cameroun.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Cell phones > Social aspects
Communication and culture
Cameroon
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book investigates what have become of Cameroonian transnational family and friendship ties in the age of the mobile phone and the internet that make people readily available and reachable. Most theoretical literature states that these tools of sociality cement transnational social relationships through instantaneous interaction. To capture the different experiences and impressions on the significance of these media in easing communication for migrants and non-migrants, Tazanu draws on ethnographic accounts based on his fieldwork in Freiburg (Germany) and Buea (Cameroon). He argues that it.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789956727223
9956727229
9956727202
9789956727209

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