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Overview"The explosion of digital information and communication technologies has influenced almost every aspect of contemporary life. """"Diasporas in the New Media Age"""" is the first book-length examination of the social use of these technologies by emigrants and diasporas around the world. The eighteen original essays in the book explore the personal, familial, and social impact of modern communication technology on populations of European, Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Latin American emigrants. It also looks at the role and transformation of such concepts as identity, nation, culture, and community in the era of information technology and economic globalization. The contributors, who represent a number of disciplines and national origins, also take a range of approaches - empirical, theoretical, and rhetorical - and combine case studies with thoughtful analysis. """"Diasporas in the New Media Age"""" is both a discussion of the use of communication technologies by various emigrant groups and an engaging account of the immigrant experience in the contemporary world. It offers important insights into the ways that dispersed populations are using digital media to maintain ties with their families and homeland, and to create new communities that preserve their culture and reinforce their sense of identity. In addition, the book is a significant contribution to our understanding of the impact of technology on society in general." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andoni Alonso , Pedro J. OiarzabalPublisher: University of Nevada Press Imprint: University of Nevada Press Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9780874178159ISBN 10: 0874178150 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 30 April 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is really an exciting book. The more I read it, the more enthusiastic I became. This is a genuinely original and challenging work of interdisciplinary scholarship and constitutes an important contribution to a number of fields. -- Carl Mitcham, author of Thinking Through Technology: The Path Between Engineering and Philosophy <p> This is really an exciting book. The more I read it, the more enthusiastic I became. This is a genuinely original and challenging work of interdisciplinary scholarship and constitutes an important contribution to a number of fields. -- Carl Mitcham, author of Thinking Through Technology: The Path Between Engineering and Philosophy Author InformationAndoni Alonso is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Extremadura, Spain. He is the author of many articles and books, including Basque Cyberculture: From Digital Euskadi to Cyber Euskalherria. Pedro J. Oiarzabal received his doctorate from the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of numerous articles on migration and identity and the author of Gardeners of Identity: Basques in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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