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The Wonder Phone in the Land of Miracles: Mobile Telephony in Israel
Akiba A. Cohen
The Wonder Phone in the Land of Miracles: Mobile Telephony in Israel
Akiba A. Cohen
In analyzing the mobile phone as it is contextualized in Israeli society, two opposing social forces can clearly be seen: on the one hand, the mobile is an expression of late modernity and globalization; but on the other hand it is recruited as a tool - as well as a symbol - for the expression of locality and patriotic sentiments.
248 pages, Illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 30, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9781572738546 |
Publishers | Hampton Press |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 583 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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