{"product_id":"9781118751329","title":"Africa's Information Revolution Technical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRGS-IBG Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAfrica's Information Revolution\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames T. Murphy | Padraig R. Carmody\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Developing \u0026amp; Emerging Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Information Revolution \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Information Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e presents an in-depth examination of the development and economic geographies accompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first book-length comparative case study ICT diffusion in Africa of its kind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa’s prospects for m- and e-development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures comparative research based on more than 200 interviews with firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzania and South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaises key insights regarding the structural challenges facing Africa even in the context of the continent’s recent economic growth spurt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines perspectives from economic and development geography and science and technology studies to demonstrate the power of integrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInclude maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight the concepts, field research settings, and key findings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames T. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography.  He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eKey Concepts in Economic Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePádraig Carmody\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Geography at Trinity College Dublin, where he co-directs the TCD-UCD Masters in Development Practice and Research Fellow in the Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies at the University of Johannesburg. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe New Scramble for Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the BRICS in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 April 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118751329\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314339737740,"sku":"9781118751329","price":84.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118751329_58099dad-f84d-48e7-93f8-0cf6696ac197.jpg?v=1780107325","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118751329","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}