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The cell phone, an anthropology of communication, Heather A. Horst and Daniel Miller

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The cell phone, an anthropology of communication, Heather A. Horst and Daniel Miller
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
Index
index present
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non fiction
Main title
The cell phone
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bibliography
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Heather A. Horst and Daniel Miller
Sub title
an anthropology of communication
Summary
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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