Connected : How a Mexican Village Built Its Own Cell Phone Network

Name: Connected
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 9780520344204
Price: 14400 KES
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ISBN: 9780520344204

by Roberto J. Gonzalez

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0520344200

ISBN-13 9780520344204

Publisher University of California Press

Imprint University of California Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 10th, 2020

Print length 274 Pages

Weight 454 grams

Dimensions 21.00 x 14.00 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas Indigenous peoples Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography

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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. González 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. In doing so, this book captures the challenges and contradictions facing Mexico's indigenous peoples today, as they struggle to wire themselves into the 21st century using mobile technologies, ingenuity, and sheer determination. It also holds a broader lesson about the great paradox of the digital age, by exploring how constant connection through virtual worlds can hinder our ability to communicate with those around us.

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