Virtual Tribe

Virtual Tribe PDF Author: Steven C. Dinero
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476674701
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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Book Description
In the post-colonial era, tribal peoples are particularly vulnerable to new technologies and industrialization, which threaten their cultures, homelands and ways of living. However, there is a surprising exception to this trend in the form of social media. This book explores how tribal and indigenous peoples across the globe are using social media such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in fresh and inventive ways unique to their values and lifestyles. These platforms help tribal peoples to communicate across boundaries and barriers as never before, and are helping to strengthen communal identity and development in the global age.