With the end of the Cold War and the proliferation of civil wars and "regime changes," the question of nation building has acquired great practical and theoretical urgency. From Eastern Europe to East Timor, Afghanistan and recently Iraq, the United States and its allies have often been accused of shirking their nation-building responsibilities as their attention - and that of the media -- turned to yet another regional crisis. While much has been written about the growing influence of television and the Internet on modern warfare, little is known about the relationship between media and...
With the end of the Cold War and the proliferation of civil wars and "regime changes," the question of nation building has acquired great practical...
"Theoretically rich, yet written in clear and effective prose, this book brings the best of ethnography--narrative explication, deep cultural context, and informant-generated knowledge--to the study of social media. In the best ethnographic tradition, it presents complexity rather than reductively erasing place, people, and politics. It is long overdue and should be widely read as an important contribution from media anthropology to the wider field of digital media research." - Mark Pedelty, University of Minnesota "This is a very strong contribution to media anthropology that] will quickly...
"Theoretically rich, yet written in clear and effective prose, this book brings the best of ethnography--narrative explication, deep cultural context,...
