Africa's information revolution :

technical regimes and production networks in South Africa and Tanzania /
James T. Murphy, Padraig Carmody.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Murphy, James T., author.
Contributors: Carmody, Pádraig Risteard, author.
Summary:"Confronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa's prospects for m- and e-development"--
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.
Series:RGS-IBG book series.
Subjects:
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical description: xxix, 249 pages : photographs ; 24 cm

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Contained in: Africa's information revolution
ISBN:9781118751329 (hardback)
9781118751336 (paper)
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