Connected how a Mexican village built its own cell phone network / Roberto J. González.
| Author/creator | González, Roberto J., 1969- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Connected -- Innovation -- Enchanted -- Networks -- Backlash -- Posts -- Aftereffects -- Outro (Reconnected) |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: González, Roberto J. (Roberto Jesús), 1969- Connected Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520344204 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019058006 |
| ISBN | 9780520975408 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (cloth) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |