They were active collaborators with whom I openly discussed my ideas about, and understanding of, technology, family, social life, prejudices, personal history and affection. Unfortunately I cannot mention any of their names here to protect their privacy. My wife and I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Professor Daniel Miller, my mentor and supervisor on this project. He has offered generous amounts of feedback, support and patience with my shortcomings and delays. Above all, he has been an exemplar of a scholar: one that loves the discipline and loves doing research. We are also thankful to Daniel's wife, Rickie Burman, for offering encouragement in past years and for welcoming us many times into their home. This project involved a team of researchers who worked together for several months before leaving for field work, then kept in regular contact by reading and commenting on each other's monthly reports, and finally collaborated further to produce an online course, a comparative volume and their own individual monographs.