Virtually Amish preserving community at the Internet's margins / Lindsay Ems.
| Author/creator | Ems, Lindsay |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] |
| Description | 199 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Preserving community at the Internet's margins |
| Series | Acting with technology |
| Contents | Happiest in the margins : Amish approaches to participation in high-tech capitalism -- From the fence to the switch : configuring communication systems for sanctuary -- Explicit structure, communal decisions : setting sanctuary's bounds -- Where the "rules" end, informal approaches to behavior change begin -- Critical Amish makers -- Internet management : configuring the Amish Internet -- Holism and a preference for face-to-face communication -- Communicating strategically for Amish empowerment. |
| Abstract | "Examination of how groups at the margins of the global economy-in this case, the Amish-use information and communication technologies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021031327 |
| ISBN | 9780262543637 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |