Perpetual contact : mobile communications, private talk, public performance / edited by James E. Katz and Mark Aakhus.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: 375p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780521807715 (hbk.) :
- 9780521002660 (pbk.) :
- Wireless communication systems -- Social aspects
- Cell phones -- Social aspects
- Cellular telephones -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies
- Mobile communication systems -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies
- Media Studies
- Sociology: work & labour
- Sociology: sport & leisure
- Social & cultural anthropology
- Social theory
- Anthropology
- 302.23/5 21
- HE9713
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"Most papers herein were first presented at a workshop convened at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, December 9-10, 1999"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perpetual Contact studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society. Providing an overview of mobile phones and social interaction, the book covers key issues, contains a series of national studies, and examines specific issues.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.