Friction
An Ethnography of Global Connection
1st Edition
Published on 23. October 2011
344 pages
978-1-4008-3059-6 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
3 halftones. 2 line illus.
3 halftones. 2 line illus.
File size
1,66 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4008-3059-6 (9781400830596)
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11/2004
Princeton University Press
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Person
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her books include The Mushroom at the End of the World and In the Realm of the Diamond Queen (both Princeton).
Content
Preface ix
Introduction 1
PART I: Prosperity
"Better you had brought me a bomb, so I could blow this place up" 21
Chapter 1: Frontiers of Capitalism 27
"They communicate only in sign language" 51
Chapter 2: The Economy of Appearances 55
PART II: Knowledge
"Let a new Asia and a new Africa be born" 81
Chapter 3: Natural Universals and the Global Scale 88
"Dark rays" 113
Chapter 4: Nature Loving 121
"This earth, this island Borneo" 155
Chapter 5: A History of Weediness 171
PART III: Freedom
"A hair in the flour" 205
Chapter 6: Movements 213
"Facilities and incentives" 239
Chapter 7: The Forest of Collaborations 245
Coda 269
Notes 273
References 297
Index 313
Introduction 1
PART I: Prosperity
"Better you had brought me a bomb, so I could blow this place up" 21
Chapter 1: Frontiers of Capitalism 27
"They communicate only in sign language" 51
Chapter 2: The Economy of Appearances 55
PART II: Knowledge
"Let a new Asia and a new Africa be born" 81
Chapter 3: Natural Universals and the Global Scale 88
"Dark rays" 113
Chapter 4: Nature Loving 121
"This earth, this island Borneo" 155
Chapter 5: A History of Weediness 171
PART III: Freedom
"A hair in the flour" 205
Chapter 6: Movements 213
"Facilities and incentives" 239
Chapter 7: The Forest of Collaborations 245
Coda 269
Notes 273
References 297
Index 313
