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Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
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Description for Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection
Paperback. Challenging the view that globalization signifies a 'clash' of cultures, this book here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. It shows how creative cultural differences are in the grip of worldly encounter, and how it is overlooked in theories of the global. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
A wheel turns because of its encounter with the surface of the road; spinning in the air it goes nowhere. Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light; one stick alone is just a stick. In both cases, it is friction that produces movement, action, effect. Challenging the widespread view that globalization invariably signifies a "clash" of cultures, anthropologist Anna Tsing here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the diverse and conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. She focuses on one particular "zone of awkward engagement"--the rainforests of Indonesia--where in the 1980s and the ... Read more
A wheel turns because of its encounter with the surface of the road; spinning in the air it goes nowhere. Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light; one stick alone is just a stick. In both cases, it is friction that produces movement, action, effect. Challenging the widespread view that globalization invariably signifies a "clash" of cultures, anthropologist Anna Tsing here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the diverse and conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. She focuses on one particular "zone of awkward engagement"--the rainforests of Indonesia--where in the 1980s and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691120652
SKU
V9780691120652
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About Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of "In the Realm of the Diamond Queen" (Princeton).
Reviews for Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection
Co-Winner of the 2005 Senior Book Prize, American Ethnological Association "Friction is an original, nuanced, and elegant work of ethnography and a significant contribution to the areas of globalization; environment and natural resource wars; the politics of indigenous peoples, NGOs, and development; and the sociology of expert versus local knowledge."
Michael Goldman, American Journal of Sociology "By providing generous anecdotes and ... Read more
Michael Goldman, American Journal of Sociology "By providing generous anecdotes and ... Read more