Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?

This introductory chapter sketches globalization and Africa in broad theoretical terms, examining the meaning of the term globalization; the impact of globalization on daily life in Africa in economic as well as sociocultural terms; globalization as a historical phenomenon; the political aspects of...

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Main Author: Binsbergen, W.M.J. van
Other Authors: Dijk, R.A., van
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Africa
migration
Subsaharan Africa
African culture
information technology
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1887/9621
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spelling ftunivleiden:oai:scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl:item_2870785 2023-05-15T17:30:57+02:00 Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region? Binsbergen, W.M.J. van Dijk, R.A., van 2004 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/9621 en eng isbn: 9004131337 lucris-id: 22199471 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/9621 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/license:3 African dynamics -- Situating globality: African agency in the appropriation of global culture Africa migration Subsaharan Africa African culture information technology Part of book or chapter of book info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Text 2004 ftunivleiden 2021-11-04T00:19:33Z This introductory chapter sketches globalization and Africa in broad theoretical terms, examining the meaning of the term globalization; the impact of globalization on daily life in Africa in economic as well as sociocultural terms; globalization as a historical phenomenon; the political aspects of globalization; its spatial dynamics: migration and transmigration, and the relationship of transnationalism with the emergence of new religious forms; and the contribution of anthropology to the field of globalization studies. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] ASC – Publicaties niet-programma gebonden Book Part North Atlantic Leiden University Scholarly Publications
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migration
Subsaharan Africa
African culture
information technology
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migration
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African culture
information technology
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Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
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description This introductory chapter sketches globalization and Africa in broad theoretical terms, examining the meaning of the term globalization; the impact of globalization on daily life in Africa in economic as well as sociocultural terms; globalization as a historical phenomenon; the political aspects of globalization; its spatial dynamics: migration and transmigration, and the relationship of transnationalism with the emergence of new religious forms; and the contribution of anthropology to the field of globalization studies. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] ASC – Publicaties niet-programma gebonden
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title Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
title_short Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
title_full Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
title_fullStr Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
title_full_unstemmed Can ICT belong in Africa, or is it owned by the North Atlantic Region?
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