China at a Threshold: Exploring Social Change in Techno-Social Systems

ISBN-13: 9781138740785 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 112 str.

James B. Cuffe

Opis

China at a Threshold addresses academic concerns surrounding communications technology and state control, looking for an interpretative approach to understand the role media might play in social change so that we might ascertain its impact on social relations.

Spis treści

Introduction;  1. China Calling;  2. China at a Threshold;  3. Approaching Technology;  4. Media in China;  5. The Social Manifold;  6. Incongruent Dreams;  Conclusion

O autorze

James B. Cuffe is an anthropologist lecturing with the School of Society, Politics and Ethics at University College Cork, Ireland. His research focuses on technology in everyday life through cross-cultural comparisons.