Mobile communications
Subtitle: an introduction to new media
By: Leslie Haddon and Nicola Green
Contributors: Green, Nicola, 1969-
Series: Berg New Media series; Berg new media series
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781847886408
Subjects: Cell phones; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Wireless Internet; Social aspects; Media Studies; Mobile communication systems
Description: The mobile phone has achieved a global presence faster than any other form of information and communication technology. A global multi-billion dollar industry, this small, mundane device is now an intrinsic part of our everyday life. This book presents an overview of the transformations and challenges presented by this most personal technology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-186) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: History and industry; title: The relationships between technologies; title: Public and private spaces; title: Time; title: Social networks and peer relationships; title: Power relations; title: Mobile images : the cameraphone; title: Applying frameworks, going forward.