The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
The rapid increase in adoption of modern 'connective' technologies like the mobile phone has reshaped the social landscape of Africa. This book examines the myriad possibilities that the post-global moment offers African societies to develop and to relate
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10.1057/9781137278029 - The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa, Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
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10.1057/9781137278029 - The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa, Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-02-21
The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
10.1057/9781137278029 - The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa, Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to The Chinese University of Hong Kong - PalgraveConnect - 2016-02-21
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Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
10.1057/9781137278029 - The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa, Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
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The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa
the social life of connectivity in africa Copyright © Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk, 2012.
First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–27801–2 Parts of the Introduction are adapted from an earlier version that appeared in the journal Anthropologica (de Bruijn and van Dijk, 2012) and are reproduced by kind permission of the publisher. Figures 10.1 and 10.2 © Rufus de Vries (www.rufusdevries.nl) are reproduced by kind permission of the photographer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The social life of connectivity in Africa / edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk. p. cm. ISBN 978–1–137–27801–2 (alk. paper) 1. Communication—Social aspects—Africa. 2. Telecommunication— Social aspects—Africa. 3. Africa—Social conditions—1960– 4. Social integration—Africa. 5. Globalization—Africa. 6. Information society—Africa. I. Bruijn, Mirjam de, 1962– II. Dijk, Rijk van, 1959– P92.A35.S63 2012 302.2096—dc23 2012040654 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: December 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
10.1057/9781137278029 - The Social Life of Connectivity in Africa, Edited by Mirjam de Bruijn and Rijk van Dijk
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