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Preface: On the Ground / vii Acknowledgments / xiii Introduction: Answering the Call / 1 1. The Rhythm of Ambition: Power Temporalities and the Production of the Call Center Agent in U.S. Popular Culture / 33 2. “I Used to Call Myself Elvis”: Suspended Mobilities in Indian Call Centers / 67 3. “I Interact with People from All Over the World”: The Politics of Virtual Citizenship / 101 4. “I’m Going to Sing It the Way Eminem Sings It”: India’s Network Geography / 135 Conclusion: Returning the Call / 174 Notes / 197 Bibliography / 229 Index / 239 Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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