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Friction : an ethnography of global connection
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ISBN: 069112065X 9786613354334 1283354330 1400830591 9780691120652 0691120641 Year: 2005 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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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 1990s capitalist interests increasingly reshaped the landscape not so much through corporate design as through awkward chains of legal and illegal entrepreneurs that wrested the land from previous claimants, creating resources for distant markets. In response, environmental movements arose to defend the rainforests and the communities of people who live in them. Not confined to a village, a province, or a nation, the social drama of the Indonesian rainforest includes local and national environmentalists, international science, North American investors, advocates for Brazilian rubber tappers, UN funding agencies, mountaineers, village elders, and urban students, among others--all combining in unpredictable, messy misunderstandings, but misunderstandings that sometimes work out. Providing a portfolio of methods to study global interconnections, Tsing shows how curious and creative cultural differences are in the grip of worldly encounter, and how much is overlooked in contemporary theories of the global.

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globalization --- international relations --- ethnology --- Borneo --- Indonésie --- #SBIB:39A75 --- #SBIB:327.7H42 --- Etnografie: Azië --- Specifieke internationale organisaties en samenwerking: milieu --- Ethnology --- Globalization --- Intercultural communication --- International economic relations --- International relations --- #SBIB:39A4 --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- Economic sanctions --- Cross-cultural communication --- Communication --- Culture --- Cross-cultural orientation --- Cultural competence --- Multilingual communication --- Technical assistance --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Anti-globalization movement --- Cultural anthropology --- Ethnography --- Races of man --- Social anthropology --- Anthropology --- Human beings --- Toegepaste antropologie --- Anthropological aspects --- General ecology and biosociology --- Economic geography --- Sociology of environment --- Ethnology. --- Globalization. --- Intercultural communication. --- International economic relations. --- International relations. --- Communication interculturelle --- Mondialisation --- Ethnologie --- Relations économiques extérieures --- Relations extérieures --- Relations économiques internationales --- Relations internationales --- Anthropologie sociale et culturelle --- Mondialisation. --- Relations économiques extérieures. --- Relations extérieures. --- Social Sciences --- Social & Cultural Anthropology --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. --- cultuurfilosofie --- globalisering --- 130.2 --- kapitalisme --- regenwoud --- activisme --- neoliberalisme --- ecologie --- economie --- Indonesië --- antropologie --- Relations extérieures --- Indonésie --- Relations économiques extérieures.

In the realm of the diamond queen : marginality in an out-of-the-way place
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ISBN: 0691000514 0691033358 9780691033358 9780691000510 Year: 1993 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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In this highly original and much-anticipated ethnography, Anna Tsing challenges not only anthropologists and feminists but all those who study culture to reconsider some of their dearest assumptions. By choosing to locate her study among Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Tsing deliberately sets into motion the familiar and stubborn urban fantasies of self and other. Unusual encounters with her remarkably creative and unconventional Meratus friends and teachers, however, provide the opportunity to rethink notions of tradition, community, culture, power, and gender — and the doing of anthropology. Tsing’s masterful weaving of ethnography and theory, as well as her humor and lucidity, allow for an extraordinary reading experience for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the complexities of culture.Engaging Meratus in wider conversations involving Indonesian bureaucrats, family planners, experts in international development, Javanese soldiers, American and French feminists, Asian-Americans, right-to-life advocates, and Western intellectuals, Tsing looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze. Bearing the fruit from the lively contemporary conversations between anthropology and cultural studies, In the Realm of the Diamond Queen will prove to be a model for thinking and writing about gender, power, and the politics of identity. (Provided by publisher)


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Mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins
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ISBN: 9780691220550 9780691162751 9780691178325 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton University Press

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What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world-and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing's account of these sought-after fungi offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: What manages to live in the ruins we have made? The Mushroom at the End of the World explores the unexpected corners of matsutake commerce, where we encounter Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human devastation. The Mushroom at the End of the World delves into the relationship between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.Bron: www.bol.com


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The Mushroom at the End of the World
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ISBN: 9781400873548 9780691162751 Year: 2015 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world-and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made? A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction.By investigating one of the world's most sought-after fungi, The Mushroom at the End of the World presents an original examination into the relation between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.


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Friction
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ISBN: 9781400830596 Year: 2011 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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Der Pilz am Ende der Welt : uber das Leben in den Ruinen des Kapitalismus
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ISBN: 3957575850 Year: 2018 Publisher: Berlin : Matthes & Seitz,

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In the Realm of the Diamond Queen
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ISBN: 9781400843473 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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The mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins
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ISBN: 0691220557 1400873541 Year: 2015 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world-and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made? A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction.By investigating one of the world's most sought-after fungi, The Mushroom at the End of the World presents an original examination into the relation between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.

Friction : An Ethnography of Global Connection
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ISBN: 9781400830596 9780691120652 Year: 2011 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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In the Realm of the Diamond Queen : Marginality in an Out-of-the-Way Place
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ISBN: 9781400843473 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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