Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte Igor Stokfiszewski

Igor Stokfiszewski

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seine ständig wechselnden Farben und seine lange indianische Geschichte prägten sich ihrem Leben ein

gulls have been brought ashore by modernity

The Breath of the World

Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte Igor StokfiszewskiA 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