An Anthropology of the Machine: Tokyo's Commuter Train Network

by Michael Fisch

With its infamously packed cars and disciplined commuters, Tokyo's commuter train network is one of the most complex technical infrastructures on Earth. In An Anthropology of the Machine, Michael Fisch provides a nuanced perspective on how Tokyo's commuter train network embodies the lived realities of technology in our modern world. Drawing on his fine-grained knowledge of transportation, work, and everyday life in Tokyo, Fisch shows how fitting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022655855X
• ISBN13: 9780226558554
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"