On the phenomenology of technology: The "Janus-faces" of mobile phones

Information and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-256

  Arnold, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mobile phones; Paradox; Philosophy of technology; Social studies of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038159597     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7727(03)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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