Anthropology and the new technologies of communication

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 354-384

  Axel, Brian Keith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anthropology; Communication; Liberal subject; Modernity; New media technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747314432     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2006.21.3.354     Document Type: Article

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