Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte and blogs regularly at ecologywithoutnature

and blogs regularly at ecologywithoutnature

the structures that are part of civil societies at peace elsewhere in the world

and for the interactions in the field

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

dass Klima mehr ist als Temperatur- und Niederschlagswerte: ein wesentlicher Faktor des Seins in der Welt

Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte and blogs regularly at ecologywithoutnatureA 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