{"product_id":"wi-fi-hardback-9781509529896","title":"Wi-Fi (Hardback) 9781509529896","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWi-Fi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulian Thomas (Author), Rowan Wilken (Author), Ellie Rennie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509529896, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e500 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This pathbreaking study explores the full significance of the already ubiquitous, but largely “invisible”, technology of Wi-Fi.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Morley, \u003ci\u003eGoldsmiths University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘As a technology, Wi-Fi seemed to disappear into the mundane infrastructures of everyday life almost as soon as it was adopted twenty years ago. Looking backwards as well as towards possible futures, this book offers an important account of “why Wi-Fi matters”.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Forlano, \u003ci\u003eIllinois Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom café culture to home schooling, remote community networks, and smart cities, Wi-Fi is an invisible but fundamental element of contemporary life. Loosely regulated, low-cost, and largely overlooked by researchers, this technology has driven the rise of the smartphone and broadband internet, and is a vital element in the next wave of automation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas, Wilken, and Rennie provide the first comprehensive account of the social and cultural consequences of Wi-Fi, highlighting the ways in which it has changed our homes, communities, and cities. They discuss its origins as an experimental technology, the conflicts generated around its ownership and control, and the ideas and expectations attached to it by technologists, activists, and entrepreneurs. The authors reveal the ways in which Wi-Fi is an inherently social and political technology, animated by conflicting aspirations for local, public, and community control, and defined by private and corporate interests. As this book shows, Wi-Fi has extended and intensified our online lives while also promising a more inclusive internet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWi-Fi\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as anyone who wants a better understanding of this ubiquitous and influential technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Why Wi-Fi Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Community\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Problems, Prospects, Possibilities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441792938264,"sku":"9781509529896","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509529896.jpg?v=1785025569","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wi-fi-hardback-9781509529896","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}