ISBN : 9780190630270
Drawing on ethnographic field work, A Village Goes Mobile examines how mobile telephony contributes to social change in rural India. The book investigates how the use of mobile phones has influenced economic, political, and social relationships, including gender relationships, and how these new social constellations relate to culture and development.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Theorizing phone use contexts and mediation
Chapter 3 Why mobile phones became ubiquitous: remediation and socialities
Chapter 4 Mobile telephony, economy and social logistics
Chapter 5 Mediating gender: mobile phones and women's agency
Chapter 6 Mediating conflict: mobile telephony and politics
Chapter 7 Smartphones, caste, and intersectionalities
Chapter 8 Conclusions
