Placeholder text

Go to cart

Mobile Communication

Mobile Communication Law

Mobile Communication

0 - Default Title
Description
With staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has become a fixture of daily life in almost every society on earth. In 2007, the world had over 3 billion mobile subscriptions. Prosperous nations boast of having more subscriptions than people. In the developing world, hundreds of millions of people who could never afford a landline telephone now have a mobile number of their own. With a mobile in our hand many of us feel safer, more productive, and more connected to loved ones, but perhaps also more distracted and less involved with things happening immediately around us. Written by two leading researchers in the field, this volume presents an overview of the mobile telephone as a social and cultural phenomenon. Research is summarized and made accessible though detailed descriptions of ten mobile users from around the world. These illustrate popular debates, as well as deeper social forces at work. The book concludes by considering three themes: 1) the tighter interlacing of daily activities 2) a revolution of control in the social sphere, and 3) the arrival of a world where the majority of its inhabitants are reachable, anytime, anywhere.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2009-06-22
Publication Date:
2009-06-01
Publisher:
Polity Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0745644147
ISBN13:
9780745644141
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
288 g
Height:
149 cm
Width:
213 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out