This paper presents a framework for identifying catalysts of expansionary phases of
premodern states and empires. Combining ideas from W. Brian Arthur's Complexity …

Applied anthropology is increasing an alternative to academic anthropological contributing
to innovations in a broad range of products and services including technology, office …

In The Mobile Phone Revolution in Morocco, Hsain Ilahiane examines how Moroccans use
the mobile phone to redefine core notions of gender and space, honor and shame …

Facing enduring labor shortages, West Africans have long adopted labor‐saving
technologies. Using data from a study of 108 households in 2016–18 in Manantali, Mali, this …

Abstract “Radio” is a hard word to pin down. It refers to a physical device with certain
properties—perhaps a dial and antenna—but also to a whole world of sonic communication …

The purpose of this study is to study the indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of the
implementation of investment processes on the securities market, taking into account the …

In recent years, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has become
the focus of attention of scientific research institutions, universities and research and …

In this article, I examine how Moroccans use mobile phones as a way of reframing issues of
gender, honor and shame, and placemaking. I argue that mobile communication enables …

This study documents how small, US bookkeepers are coping with and adapting to
changing accounting technology, revealing how larger social and economic processes …