Author: Idayat Hassan
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781350257900
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in over 80% of countries in West Africa, and a daily port of call for a wide range of information and services. This edited collection seeks to examine the impact that this transformative technology has had beyond the much-discussed role it has played in the spread of misinformation, and explore more widely the fundamental changes that WhatsApp has brought to many citizens' lives in social, economic and political contexts. Ranging across subjects including political organisation, religious practice, and family relations, each author in this volume brings direct knowledge and testimony of the impact of WhatsApp across West African society"--
Book Synopsis WhatsApp and Everyday Life in West Africa by : Idayat Hassan
Download or read book WhatsApp and Everyday Life in West Africa written by Idayat Hassan and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2022 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in over 80% of countries in West Africa, and a daily port of call for a wide range of information and services. This edited collection seeks to examine the impact that this transformative technology has had beyond the much-discussed role it has played in the spread of misinformation, and explore more widely the fundamental changes that WhatsApp has brought to many citizens' lives in social, economic and political contexts. Ranging across subjects including political organisation, religious practice, and family relations, each author in this volume brings direct knowledge and testimony of the impact of WhatsApp across West African society"--