About the book
Billions of dollars are being spent nationally and globally on providing computing access to digitally disadvantaged groups and cultures with an expectation that computers and the Internet can lead to higher socio-economic mobility. This ethnographic study of social computing in the Central Himalayas, India, investigates alternative social practices with new technologies and media amongst a population that is for the most part undocumented. In doing so, this book offers fresh and critical perspectives in areas of contemporary debate: informal learning with computers, cyberleisure, gender access and empowerment, digital intermediaries, and glocalization of information and media.
Editions of Dot Com Mantra
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317148326
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317148333
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Billions of dollars are being spent nationally and globally on providing computing access to digitally disadvantaged groups and cultures with an expectation that computers and the Internet can lead to higher socio-economic mobility. This ethnographic study of social computing in the Central Himalayas, India, investigates alternative social practices with new technologies and media amongst a population that is for the most part undocumented. In doing so, this book offers fresh and critical perspectives in areas of contemporary debate: informal learning with computers, cyberleisure, gender access and empowerment, digital intermediaries, and glocalization of information and media.
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What is Dot Com Mantra about?
Billions of dollars are being spent nationally and globally on providing computing access to digitally disadvantaged groups and cultures with an expectation that computers and the Internet can lead to higher socio-economic mobility. This ethnographic study of social computing in the Central Himalayas, India, investigates alternative social practices with new technologies and media amongst a population that is for the most part undocumented. In doing so, this book offers fresh and critical perspectives in areas of contemporary debate: informal learning with computers, cyberleisure, gender access and empowerment, digital intermediaries, and glocalization of information and media.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dot Com Mantra?
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning > Geography > Regional geography
Where can I read a sample of Dot Com Mantra?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317148326
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dot Com Mantra?
Payal Arora
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Dot Com Mantra is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317148326) and pdf(ISBN 9781317148333)