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

By Roberto J. Gonzalez

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520975408
DOI
10.1525/9780520975408
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7239995 bytes)
Pages
274\274
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 15:45:56

Description

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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