Localizing the Internet : an anthropological account / John Postill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Postill, John, 1965-

Series:

Anthropology of media ; v. 5.

Anthropology of media ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Social aspects--Malaysia--Subang Jaya (Selangor).

Internet.

Internet--Social aspects.

Malaysia--Subang Jaya (Selangor).

Physical Description:

xxv, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.

Summary:

This anthropological study of the nexus of the Internet and community among the technologically savvy residents of the Subang Jaya suburb of Kuala Lumpur in Maylasia draws on field work performed in 2002. It describes a region where official and unofficial authorities interact with client communities through Internet technologies and easy access to the wider world communication networks affects relationships between local elite and traditional leaders and followers. The volume includes numerous illustrations and screen shots. Postill is a professor of media studies at Sheffield Hallam University. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

An Internet field

Localizing the Internet

Research setting

Smarting partners

Personal media

Internet dramas

Residential socialities

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857451972

0857451979

9780857451989

0857451987

OCLC:

704378374