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| + | Heather Horst and Daniel Miller | ||
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| + | The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas from religion to love. The Cell Phone presents the first detailed ethnography of the impact of this new technology through the exploration of the cell phone's role in everyday lives. | ||
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| + | ===Book Link=== | ||
| + | *http://amzn.to/dYTofH | ||
===Related Reading=== | ===Related Reading=== | ||
| + | *[[The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society]] | ||
| + | *[[Cell Phone Culture: Mobile Technology in Everyday Life]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Books]] | + | [[Category:Books|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Mobile Computing]] | + | [[Category:Mobile Computing|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Traditional Anthropology]] | + | [[Category:Traditional Anthropology|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Cultural Studies]] | + | [[Category:Cultural Studies|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Ethnography]] | + | [[Category:Ethnography|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Methods]] | + | [[Category:Methods|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Interface Design]] | + | [[Category:Interface Design|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Digital Anthropology]] | + | [[Category:Digital Anthropology|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Urban Studies]] | + | [[Category:Urban Studies|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Architecture]] | + | [[Category:Architecture|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Consumption]] | + | [[Category:Consumption|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Value]] | + | [[Category:Value|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Information Society]] | + | [[Category:Information Society|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
| − | [[Category:Communication Studies]] | + | [[Category:Communication Studies|Cell Phone, The: An Anthropology of Communication]] |
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Author(s)
Heather Horst and Daniel Miller
Description
The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas from religion to love. The Cell Phone presents the first detailed ethnography of the impact of this new technology through the exploration of the cell phone's role in everyday lives.
