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David Graeber

Lost People

Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar

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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 ethnograph… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-253-21915-2
  • EAN: 9780253219152
  • Produktnummer: 2615019
  • Verlag: Indiana University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 488 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.8 cm 779 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 779

Über den Autor


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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