ISBN:
9783110675306
,
9783110675337
,
9783110675269
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (231 p.)
Series Statement:
Connectivity and Society in Africa 1
DDC:
323.0420842096681
Keywords:
Togo
;
Social and cultural anthropology
;
African history
;
ICT4D
;
information gathering
;
mobile communication
;
mobile telephony
Abstract:
In the constrained socio-cultural, economic and political context of Sokodé, Central Togo, social hierarchies and distrust are defining factors for the intimacy of information. Towards this background, this book explores the usages and roles of mobile phones in everyday life in Sokodé, and links this to civic engagement. It shows that mobile phones do not necessarily lead to increased civic-ness, yet they do provide a sense of possibility
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