Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar
David Graeber
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.
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
2007
ฉบับพิมพ์ครั้งที่:
1
สำนักพิมพ์:
Indiana University Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
488
ISBN 10:
0253219159
ISBN 13:
9780253219152
ไฟล์:
PDF, 5.22 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2007