Technologies of the voice: FM radio, telephone, and the Nepali Diaspora in Kathmandu

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-353

  Kunreuther, Laura ^a  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaspora; Intimacy; Media; Nepal; Publics; Technology; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747256254     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2006.21.3.323     Document Type: Article

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