Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar - Brossura

Graeber, David

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ISBN 10: 0253219159 ISBN 13: 9780253219152

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions attributed to a disastrous communal ordeal two years earlier. As Graeber uncovers the layers of historical, social, and cultural knowledge required to understand this event, he elaborates a new view of power, inequality, and the political role of narrative. Combining theoretical subtlety, a compelling narrative line, and vividly drawn characters, Lost People is a singular contribution to the anthropology of politics and the literature on ethnographic writing.

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L'autore:

David Graeber is Reader in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. His books include Debt: The First 5000 Years; Direct Action: An Ethnography; and Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value: The False Coin of Our Own Dreams.

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Book by Graeber David

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0253219159
• ISBN 13: 9780253219152
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 469