The Cell Phone An Anthropology of

The book traces the impact of the cell phone from personal issues of loneliness and depression to the global concerns of the modern economy and the trans-national family. As the technology of social networking, the cell phone has become central to establishing and maintaining relationships in areas from religion to love. The Cell Phonepresents the first detailed ethnography of the impact of this new technology through the exploration of the cell phone's role in everyday lives.

Daniel Miller teaches in the Department of Anthropology, University College London.

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Note on Orthography	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Infrastructure	p. 19
Locations	p. 37
Possession	p. 59
Link-up	p. 81
Coping	p. 103
Pressure	p. 123
Welfare	p. 137
Evaluation	p. 183
Notes	p. 183
Appendix	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 207
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The Cell Phone An Anthropology of Communication

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