The smartphone is often literally right in front of our nose, so you would think we would know
what it is. But do we? To find out, 11 anthropologists each spent 16 months living in …

How the World Changed Social Media is the first book in Why We Post, a book series that
investigates the findings of nine anthropologists who each spent 15 months living in …

The internet has fundamentally transformed society in the past 25 years, yet existing theories
of mass or interpersonal communication do not work well in understanding a digital world …

An expert considers the effects of a more mobile Internet on socioeconomic development
and digital inclusion, examining both potentialities and constraints. Almost anyone with a …

In India, you can still find the kabaadiwala, the rag-and-bone man. He wanders from house
to house buying old newspapers, broken utensils, plastic bottles—anything for which he can …

From the punch card calculating machine to the personal computer to the iPhone and more,
this in-depth text offers a comprehensive introduction to digital media history for students …

An estimated 2.7 billion people cook meals on biomass-fueled brick, stone, and clay stoves.
Scarcity of wood and negative impacts on health and environment have motivated efforts to …

The soft power of India, and especially Bollywood, is powerfully illustrated in an encounter
experienced by journalist Bobby Ghosh, former Baghdad bureau chief of Time magazine …

The African communications 'revolution'has generated optimism that mobile phones might
help overcome infrastructural barriers to healthcare provision in resource-poor contexts …

Never have so many possessed the means to be so lethal. The diffusion of modern
technology (robotics, cyber weapons, 3-D printing, autonomous systems, and artificial …