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100	1		_aLing, Rich. _961721
245	1	0	_aMobile phones and mobile communication / _cRich Ling.
260			_aCambridge : _bPolity, _c2009.
300			_a191 p. ;
490	1		_aDigital media and society.
500			_aPaperback.
520			_aWith staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has become a fixture of daily life in almost every society on earth. In 2007, the world had over 3 billion mobile subscriptions. Prosperous nations boast of having more subscriptions than people. In the developing world, hundreds of millions of people who could never afford a landline telephone now have a mobile number of their own. With a mobile in our hand many of us feel safer, more productive, and more connected to loved ones, but perhaps also more distracted and less involved with things happening immediately around us. Written by two leading researchers in the field, this volume presents an overview of the mobile telephone as a social and cultural phenomenon. Research is summarized and made accessible though detailed descriptions of ten mobile users from around the world. These illustrate popular debates, as well as deeper social forces at work. The book concludes by considering three themes: 1) the tighter interlacing of daily activities 2) a revolution of control in the social sphere, and 3) the arrival of a world where the majority of its inhabitants are reachable, anytime, anywhere.
650		4	_aCommunication studies. _91439
650		4	_aCultural studies. _9247390
650		4	_aMedia studies. _9247391
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering. _9247392
650		4	_aTechnology & Industrial Arts. _996
650		4	_aScience/Mathematics. _9247393
650		4	_aMobile & Wireless Communications. _9247394
650		4	_aSocial Aspects. _9247395
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering / Mobile & Wireless Communications. _910113
650		4	_aTechnology & Engineering / Social Aspects. _961728
650		4	_aSociology - General. _9247396
650		4	_aTelecommunications. _9247397
650		4	_aMobile communication systems. _9247398
650		4	_aPopular Culture & Media: General Interest. _932265
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