Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface and acknowledgements 7
4. Introduction 11
5. Part I. Venturing into the Familiar Unknown
6. 1. Discourses of progress and utopia 27
7. 2. Communication ideals, communication woes 57
8. Part II. Where Angels Speak
9. 3. The rise… and rise of media technology 87
10. 4. Mobile communication dreams 125
11. Epilogue 163
12. Notes 169
13. References 187
14. Index 207