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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh
| Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
| Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464795303321 |
Nyamnjoh Henrietta M
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| Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh
| Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
| Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
| ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789128403321 |
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Nyamnjoh Henrietta M
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| Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh
| Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
| Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.513 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
| ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824045203321 |
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Nyamnjoh Henrietta M
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| Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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