Magic in the Air
Mobile Communication and the Transformation of Social Life

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Informationen zum Autor James E. Katz Magic in the Air investigates the spectrum of social aspects of the impact of the cell phone on society and the way social forces affect the use, display, and re-configuration of the cell phone. Surveying the mobile phones current and emerging role in daily life, Kat finds that it provides many benefits for the user, and that some of these benefits are subtle and even counter-intuitive. He also identifies ways the mobile phone has not been entirely positive. Zusammenfassung In this timely volume, James E. Katz, a leading authority on social consequences of communication technology, analyzes the way new mobile telecommunications affect daily life both in the United States and around the world. Magic in the Air is the most wide-ranging analysis of mobile communication to date Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements, Part 1: Mobile Communication and Social Transformation, Part 2: Telecommunication and Information in Society: Past, Present, and Future, Index