From Rural Village To Global Village

Author : Heather E. Hudson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135599713

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From Rural Village to Global Village by Heather E. Hudson Pdf

From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on both the macro level--societal, socio-economic, and governmental--and sector level--education, health, agriculture, entrepreneurship--emphasizing rural and developing regions. Author Heather E. Hudson examines the potential impact of ICTs by reviewing the existing research and adding her own findings from extensive fieldwork in ICT planning and evaluation. The volume includes case studies demonstrating innovative applications of ICTs plus chapters on evaluation strategies and appropriate technologies. She also analyzes the policy issues that must be addressed to facilitate affordable ICT access in rural and developing regions. This discussion relates to the larger “digital divide” issue, and the impact that access to communication technology--or the lack of it--has on communities and societies. This comprehensive volume is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, researchers, and students in telecommunications law and policy, media economics, international communication, and communication and development fields. It is also suitable for use as an advanced-level text in these areas.

Author : Heather E. Hudson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135599706

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From Rural Village to Global Village by Heather E. Hudson Pdf

From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on both the macro level--societal, socio-economic, and governmental--and sector level--education, health, agriculture, entrepreneurship--emphasizing rural and developing regions. Author Heather E. Hudson examines the potential impact of ICTs by reviewing the existing research and adding her own findings from extensive fieldwork in ICT planning and evaluation. The volume includes case studies demonstrating innovative applications of ICTs plus chapters on evaluation strategies and appropriate technologies. She also analyzes the policy issues that must be addressed to facilitate affordable ICT access in rural and developing regions. This discussion relates to the larger “digital divide” issue, and the impact that access to communication technology--or the lack of it--has on communities and societies. This comprehensive volume is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, researchers, and students in telecommunications law and policy, media economics, international communication, and communication and development fields. It is also suitable for use as an advanced-level text in these areas.

Author : Ramesh Srinivasan
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781479856084

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Whose Global Village? by Ramesh Srinivasan Pdf

Technology has shrunk the physical world into a "global village," where we all seem to be connected in an online community worldwide. Yet while we think of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook as accessible to all, in reality, these are commercial entities developed primarily by and for the Western world. Considering how new technologies increasingly shape labor, economics, and politics, these tools often reinforce the inequalities of globalization, rarely reflecting the perspectives of those at the bottom of the digital divide. This book asks us to reconsider "whose global village" we are shaping with the digital technology revolution today. Sharing stories of collaboration with Native Americans in California and New Mexico, revolutionaries in Egypt, communities in rural India, and others across the world, Ramesh Srinivasan urges us to reimagine what the Internet, mobile phones, or social media platforms may look like when considered from the perspectives of diverse cultures. Such collaboration can pave the way for a people-first approach toward designing and working with new technology worldwide that embraces the realities of communities too often relegated to the margins

Author : Christina Wasson,Mary Odell Butler,Jacqueline Copeland-Carson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315434643

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Applying Anthropology in the Global Village by Christina Wasson,Mary Odell Butler,Jacqueline Copeland-Carson Pdf

The realities of the globalized world have revolutionized traditional concepts of culture, community, and identity—so how do applied social scientists use complicated, fluid new ideas such as translocality and ethnoscape to solve pressing human problems? In this book, leading scholar/practitioners survey the development of different subfields over at least two decades, then offer concrete case studies to show how they have incorporated and refined new concepts and methods. After an introduction synthesizing anthropological practice, key theoretical concepts, and ethnographic methods, chapters examine the arenas of public health, community development, finance, technology, transportation, gender, environment, immigration, aging, and child welfare. An innovative guide to joining dynamic theoretical concepts with on-the-ground problem solving, this book will be of interest to practitioners from a wide range of disciplines who work on social change, as well as an excellent addition to graduate and undergraduate courses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3126068820

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The Global Village by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ger Duijzings
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783083510

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Global Villages by Ger Duijzings Pdf

This book explores the multiple effects of globalization on urban and rural communities, providing anthropological case studies from postsocialist Bulgaria. As globalization has been studied largely in urban contexts, the aim of this volume is to shift attention to the under-examined countryside and analyse how transnational links are transforming relations between cities, towns and villages. The volume also challenges undifferentiated notions of ‘the countryside’, calling for an awareness of rural economic and social disparities which are often only associated with urban environments. The work focuses on how the ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ have been reconfigured following the end of socialism and the advent of globalization, in socioeconomic, as well as political, ideological and cultural terms.

Author : Priscilla Boniface,Peter Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134908424

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Heritage and Tourism in The Global Village by Priscilla Boniface,Peter Fowler Pdf

A nation's heritage is one of the most potent forces for generating tourism: the Tower of London is the greatest 'visitor attraction' in Britain. But it is pushed into insignificance by comparison with the visitors travelling to Disneyland, Epcot and the other entertainment complexes in the USA; and it will be dwarfed by Euro-Disneyland east of Paris. So how should heritage attractions respond: should they find their own specific audiences and resources? This book, written by a leading hertage specialist, is essential reading for all those concerned both with heritage and leisure managment. International in scope, it examines successfgul examples of heritage management for tourism, and equally some failures. It aims to lay some useful ground rules which should underpin all heritage developments designed to attract tourism on a major scale.

Author : Leo Driedger
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802080448

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Mennonites in the Global Village by Leo Driedger Pdf

An exploration of the impact of professionalism and individualism on Mennonite culture, families, and religion. Driedger contends that Mennonites are in a unique position in the global electronic age, having entered modern society relatively recently.

Author : Richard Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Human geography
ISBN : 0850487099

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The Global Village by Richard Buckley Pdf

Author : Alison Brysk
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804734593

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From Tribal Village to Global Village by Alison Brysk Pdf

This book examines the rise of human rights movements in five Latin American countries—Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Nicaragua, and Bolivia—among the hemisphere's most isolated and powerless people, Latin American Indians. It describes the impact of the Indian rights movement on world politics, from reforming the United Nations to evicting foreign oil companies, and analyzes the impact of these human rights experiences for all of Latin America's indigenous citizens and native people throughout the world.

Author : David M. Sherman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470292105

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Tending Animals in the Global Village by David M. Sherman Pdf

A book like no other in the field of veterinary medicine with pertinent information every student and practitioner will find beneficial. Veterinaries have access to a great variety of texts, journals, and continuing education opportunities to keep them on top of the tremendous technological advances in clinical care and preventive medicine. Outside of the technical realm, however, there are many global trends, which exert profound effects on how the veterinary profession serves society and how veterinary professionals define their role in a rapidly changing world. This new and unrivaled book delves into these influences in impressive detail, identifying new challenges and opportunities for the veterinary profession in a global context. Unique topics covered include: The important global trends with implications for veterinary medicine. Different cultural attitudes towards the human use of animals, their impact on the human-animal relationship, and the challenges this poses for veterinarians. The role of livestock in food security, rural development, and sustainable agriculture and the opportunities for veterinarians to improve the lives of people who depend on animals around the world. The relationship of global environmental change to animal health and production. The emerging field of conservation medicine and the important role of veterinarians in protecting biodiversity and conserving wildlife. A global perspective on veterinary service delivery and the opportunities and challenges for improving animal health care worldwide. The growth of international trade, its relation to food safety and animal health, and its impact on animal agricultural and veterinary medicine. The growing risk of foreign animal disease, the national and international institutions involved in animal disease control, and the role of the private practitioner in controlling foreign animal disease. Nontraditional career paths for veterinarians interested in working internationally and how to identify and prepare for such international career opportunities.

Author : Barry Wellman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429967269

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Networks In The Global Village by Barry Wellman Pdf

Networks in the Global Village examines how people live through personal communities: their networks of friends, neighbors, relatives, and coworkers. It is the first book to compare the communities of people around the world. Major social differences between and within the First, Second, and Third Worlds affect the opportunities and insecurities w

Author : Sue D. Royals
Publisher : Lorenz Educational Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780787702762

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Our Global Village - India by Sue D. Royals Pdf

Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.

Author : Dawn Hillier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781134476749

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Childbirth in the Global Village by Dawn Hillier Pdf

Childbirth in the Global Village highlights and examines the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and to try to understand more clearly the interrelationship between globalisation, modernization, science, the medical

Author : Priscilla Boniface,Peter Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134908431

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Heritage and Tourism in The Global Village by Priscilla Boniface,Peter Fowler Pdf

A nation's heritage is one of the most potent forces for generating tourism: the Tower of London is the greatest 'visitor attraction' in Britain. But it is pushed into insignificance by comparison with the visitors travelling to Disneyland, Epcot and the other entertainment complexes in the USA; and it will be dwarfed by Euro-Disneyland east of Paris. So how should heritage attractions respond: should they find their own specific audiences and resources? This book, written by a leading hertage specialist, is essential reading for all those concerned both with heritage and leisure managment. International in scope, it examines successfgul examples of heritage management for tourism, and equally some failures. It aims to lay some useful ground rules which should underpin all heritage developments designed to attract tourism on a major scale.