Networks of Communication in South Africa - New Media, New Technologies

This book is an original study on the development of media technologies, communications and social networks in South Africa.

List of contents

1. New media and the new worlds of communication; 2. The cellphone and the internet: the African communiscape; 3. The media, old and new: uses, trends and patterns; 4. Media use in South Africa; 5. The indispensability of cellphones in communication; 6. Electronic communication: access, application and uses; 7. Media, communication and social networks; 8. Social networks - structure and location; 9. Media, communication and networks.

About the author

R. Sooryamoorthy is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He is a rated scientist of the National Research Foundation in South Africa and has previously taught at universities in India, Canada and Sweden. He is the author of several books on India and South Africa.

Summary

This book is an original study on the development of media technologies, communications and social networks in South Africa. It is for those researching the growth of communication technology and new media in Africa, as well as those more widely involved in development studies and economics.

Product details

• Authors: R. Sooryamoorthy, R. (University of KwaZulu-Natal Sooryamoorthy, Sooryamoorthy R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781316636572
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63657-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Republic of South Africa, Politics & government, Development economics & emerging economies, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Constitution: government and the state