Connected
"A fascinating account of rural innovation."
New Scientist
This is the true story of how, against all odds, a remote Mexican pueblo built its own autonomous cell phone network-without help from telecom companies or the government. Anthropologist Roberto J. Gonzalez paints a vivid and nuanced picture of life in a Oaxaca mountain village and the collective tribulation, triumph, and tragedy the community experienced in pursuit of getting connected. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of California Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 274
- ISBN
- 9780520344211
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 21 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
"A fascinating account of rural innovation."
New Scientist
"Connected…offers a succinct, enjoyable, and concrete roadmap for thinking critically about the many faces of Oaxaca and the many paths Oaxacans are forging."
Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos
"Connected is an alluring book for those of us living in the twenty-first century who have never really had to think twice about the media infrastructure we rely on to communicate or what it takes to build it in a remote part of the world."
Current Anthropology
"Readers will appreciate the clarity, warmth and humility of the authorial voice, which makes the book a delightful read. Gonzalez paints an empathetic picture of a community at a moment of profound change. . . . Students and teachers will find this a valuable case study for reflecting on ethnographic realities in the digital age."
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review
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"The case study demonstrates that alternatives to commercial service were possible. However, the community still depended on surrounding infrastructures as well as external technological and legal expertise. González’s book is a crucial contribution to understanding this."
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