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A welcome addition to a host of areas of academic study, including, but not limited to the transformation of an analog to a digital world and how that change has affected economies, social structures, gender relations and concepts of personal identity. * Steven Alford, Nova Southeastern University The book draws attention to an overlooked area of mobility studies-repair and maintenance-It inventively demonstrates the social and political dimensions of technology and is especially attentive to gender distinctions and differences. * Suzanne Ferriss, Nova Southeastern University

“Centered in Romania, the volume provides a unique commentary on the cultural and social relations of a post-repair society…Recommended.” • Choice “A welcome addition to a host of areas of academic study, including, but not limited to the transformation of an analogue to a digital world and how that change has affected economies, social structures, gender relations and concepts of personal identity.” • Steven Alford, Nova Southeastern University “The book draws attention to an overlooked area of mobility studies—repair and maintenance. It inventively demonstrates the social and political dimensions of technology and is especially attentive to gender distinctions and differences.” • Suzanne Ferriss, Nova Southeastern University

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Gabriel Jderu is a sociology professor, ethnographer, and, since 2012, a certified mechanic. He teaches Research Methods and The Sociology of the Body at the Department of Sociology, University of Bucharest, Romania.

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