Magic in the air : mobile communication and the transformation of social life / James E. Katz.

Author/creator Katz, James Everett
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Magic in the air : spiritual and transcendental aspects of mobiles -- A nation of ghosts? : choreography of mobile communications in public spaces -- Public performance of mobile telecommunication -- Mobile phones as fashion statements : the co-creation of mobile communication's public meaning -- Mobile phones in educational settings -- The telephone as a medium of faith, hope, terror, and redemption : America, September 11 -- The telephone and social transformation -- Accounting for information in society -- Future communication technology and social settings : a speculative exercise -- Concluding thoughts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006044593
ISBN0765803356 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780765803351

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HE9713 .K38 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold