Being Available and Reachable : New Media and Cameroonian Transnational Sociality.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tazanu, Primus Mbeanwoah.
Imprint:	Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing : Distributed in and outisde N. America by African Books Collective, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource : maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Cell phones -- Social aspects -- Cameroon. Wireless communication systems -- Social aspects. Interpersonal communication -- Technological innovations -- Social aspects. Communication and culture. Cell phones -- Social aspects. Communication and culture. Cameroon. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11140606

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ISBN:	9789956727223 9956727229 9956727202 9789956727209 9789956727186 9956727180
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	The book investigates what have become of Cameroonian transnational family and friendship ties in the age of the mobile phone and the internet that make people readily available and reachable. Most theoretical literature states that these tools of sociality cement transnational social relationships through instantaneous interaction. To capture the different experiences and impressions on the significance of these media in easing communication for migrants and non-migrants, Tazanu draws on ethnographic accounts based on his fieldwork in Freiburg (Germany) and Buea (Cameroon). He argues that it.
Other form:	Print version: Being Available and Reachable. Langaa Rpcig 2012 9789956727186

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