The Social Context of Technological Experiences: Three Studies from India

Author:   Anant Kamath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   148
Publication Date:   06 July 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Anant Kamath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781138324084


ISBN 10:   1138324086
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   06 July 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: From Stately Temples of Modernity to Sleek Silver Bullets 2. A Network Study of Two Handloom Weavers’ Clusters 3. Community Social Capital and Inherited Cohesive Networks 4. Subaltern Castes and the Promise of ICTs 5. Unpacking a Convergence and Exploring New Digital Divides 6. A Technological Panacea for Women Garbage Collectors With Neethi P. and Saloni Mundra 7. Final Thoughts

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Anant Kamath is a social scientist based in Bangalore, India. He has taught development, social research, and technological change at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Previously, he was a scholar at the United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) in The Netherlands, the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Thiruvananthapuram, and the Madras School of Economics. His research interests are in the economic sociology of technological change and experiences, and in the political economy of development. He is also involved in the western classical music scene in Bangalore.

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