Where Cloud Is Ground

Name: Where Cloud Is Ground
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SKU: 9780520396364
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Placing Data and Making Place in Iceland

By Alix Johnson

Series: Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century

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Where Cloud Is Ground by Alix Johnson delves into the intersection of history and military analysis, presenting a compelling exploration of strategic locations and the geopolitical impact of military endeavours. The book traverses through significant historical events and their influence on the present, offering insight into the dynamics between power and territory. Its rich narrative unpacks the complex relationships shaped by past conflicts, providing an engaging perspective on history and its legacy.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in the intricate relationship between technology, geography, and society, particularly how these elements shape and challenge national identity in Iceland. The exploration of data centres as both physical and symbolic sites offers a unique perspective on modern connectivity and its impact on cultural and political landscapes.

Where Cloud Is Ground

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Where Cloud is Ground offers an ethnography of the international data storage industry and an inquiry into the relationship between data and place. Based in Iceland, which is fast becoming a hot spot for data centres—facilities where large quantities of data are processed and stored—the book traces the fraught work of siting data’s material manifestations in relation to landforms and earth processes, local politics, national narratives, and still-open questions of spatial justice and sovereignty.

Doing so, it unsettles techno-utopian ideals of connectivity and offers a window into what it means to live with our data, in a place where more and more data now lives.