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Digitalization and the Field of African Studies

Urbanization in Africa also means rapid technological change. At the turn of the 21st century, mobile telephony appeared in urban Africa. Ten years later, it covered large parts of rural Africa and -- thanks to the smartphone -- became the main access to the internet. This development is part of tec...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: De Bruijn, Mirjam
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2019.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Foreword; DIGITALIZATION AND THE FIELD OF AFRICAN STUDIES; SETTING THE SCENE; AFRICA'S DIVERSITY; COMMUNICATION REVOLUTION; BUSINESS; VOICE; FURTHERING THE DIGITAL; INFORMATION AND 'INFORMATION WORK'; ANDROID YOUTH; URBAN YOUTH; RURAL MALI: NOMADS UNITE; PRACTICE OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; TO DREAM AND TO REALIZE; ENDNOTES; CARL SCHLETTWEIN LECTURES; Back cover