Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak

Prof. Ram Dayal Munda Central Library

Online Public Access Catalogue

A village goes mobile :

Tenhunen, Sirpa,

A village goes mobile : telephony, mediation, and social change in rural India / Sirpa Tenhunen. - New Delhi; Oxford University Press: 2018. - ix, 200pages - Studies in mobile communication .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theorizing phone use contexts and mediation -- Why mobile phones became ubiquitous : remediation and socialities -- Mobile telephony, economy and social logistics -- Mediating gender : mobile phones and women's agency -- Mediating conflict : mobile telephony and politics -- Smartphones, caste and intersectionalities.

"This book examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India on the basis of ethnographic fieldwork. 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" --

9780190923143


Cell phones--India.
Cell phones--India.
Telecommunication--India.
Cell phone services industry--India.
Intersectionality (Sociology)--India.

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