Das Versprechen mobiler Freiheit: Zur Kultur- und Technikgeschichte von Kofferradio, Walkman, und Handy

摘要

We are living in the midst of the "mobile revolution." More and more portable gadgets and mobile services promise mobile freedom everywhere for everyone. Heike Weber's well-written and innovative inquiry historicizes the mobile craze and traces its origins back to the emergence of portable devices in the 1950s. As examples, she has chosen the portable radio, the Walkman, and the mobile phone. Her geographical focus is on Germany and her time span is the second half of the twentieth century.