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OverviewWhere Cloud is Ground offers an ethnography of the international data storage industry, and an inquiry into the relationship between data and place. Based in Iceland, which is fast becoming a hot spot for data centers—facilities where large quantities of data is processed and stored—the book traces the fraught work of siting data’s material manifestations in relation to landforms and earth processes, local politics, national narratives, and still-open questions of spatial justice and sovereignty. Doing so, it unsettles techno-utopian ideals of connectivity and offers a window into what it means to live with our data, in a place where more and more data now lives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alix JohnsonPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 11 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780520396364ISBN 10: 0520396367 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 24 October 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Acknowledgments Note on Language and Naming Introduction: Putting Data in Its Place PART I ARTICUTION 1. A Natural Fit 2. The Switzerland of Bits PART II ANCHORING 3. Something from Nothing 4. Data Centers, Data Peripheries PART III EXCESS 5. Inside Out Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAlix Johnson is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Macalester College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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