Underground: The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran

by Blake Atwood

How Iranians forged a vibrant, informal video distribution infrastructure when their government banned all home video technology in 1983. In 1983, the Iranian government banned the personal use of home video technology. In Underground, Blake Atwood recounts how in response to the ban, technology enthusiasts, cinephiles, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens forged an illegal but complex underground system for video distribution. Atwood draws on archival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262542846
• ISBN13: 9780262542845
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"