The Undersea Network

by Nicole Starosielski

Book Overview

In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822357550
• ISBN13: 9780822357551
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"