R. Sooryamoorthy (South Africa University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Networks of Communication in South Africa

New Media, New Technologies

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is an original study on the development of media technologies, communications and social networks in South Africa. It is for those researching the growth of communication technology and new media in Africa, as well as those more widely involved in development studies and economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9781316636572
• ISBN-10: 1316636577
• Artikelnr.: 60041141

Autorenporträt

R. Sooryamoorthy is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He is a rated scientist of the National Research Foundation in South Africa and has previously taught at universities in India, Canada and Sweden. He is the author of several books on India and South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

1. New media and the new worlds of communication
2. The cellphone and the internet: the African communiscape
3. The media, old and new: uses, trends and patterns
4. Media use in South Africa
5. The indispensability of cellphones in communication
6. Electronic communication: access, application and uses
7. Media, communication and social networks
8. Social networks - structure and location
9. Media, communication and networks.