The Transsion Approach
translating chinese mobile technology in africa
$66.77
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2025
Summary
The Transsion Approach: Deep Ploughing Tech in Africa
Technology translation as a framework for understanding tech flows today, and tomorrow
How do we explain China’s tech rise in Africa? As Africa’s top phone seller, the Shenzhen-based company Transsion has profoundly shaped the continent’s digital transformation by providing affordable yet feature-rich mobile phones for the economically disadvantaged. Miao Lu draws on rich fieldwork in China and Ghana to d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252089046 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0252089049 |
| Series: | The Geopolitics of Information |
| Author: | Miao Lu |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“This insightful book unearths the complex dynamics of China-Africa engagement in the mobile phone industry, beyond the staid critique of data colonialism and extractivism, weaving a powerful narrative of technological translation, digital labor, and local ingenuity while capturing the geopolitical tensions at the same time.”–Payal Arora, author of From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech
About The Author
Miao Lu
Miao Lu is an assistant professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University.
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