Social and cultural anthropology Books

Book SynopsisEthnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations have been altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy.Trade Review“Frontiers of Capital is a synthetic state-of-the-art account of anthropology’s contribution to thinking about the current economic moment. The essays are—without exception—brilliant ethnographic excursions into the terrain of what the editors call the ‘New Economy.’ Together they enable an understanding of the post–Cold War, neoliberal, information-saturated, finance-capital-dominated world we inhabit.”—Charles Piot, author of Remotely Global: Village Modernity in West Africa“Capital will go anywhere if there is a profit to be turned or value to be found. That is its nature. This important collection provides a further chapter in this natural history, but one which has a much greater range, not least because it deploys a range of ethnographic techniques which allow it to cover the full spectrum of the ways and wheres in which the global economy works. An important and inspirational book which is willing to tread the delicate dividing line between within and without the system.”—Nigel Thrift, author of Knowing Capitalism“[A]n interesting and provocative set of chapters. . . . [T]he strength of the collection lies in the ways in which the authors weave clear ethnographic discussions with rich theoretical concerns. Combined ethnography and theory allow us to more clearly understand the give and take that exists between the creators and users of new technologies.” -- Jeffrey H. Cohen * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: The Anthropology of Capital and the Frontiers of Ethnography / Greg Downey and Melissa S. Fisher 1 I. Circuits of Knowledge Fast Capitalism: Para-Ethnography and the Rise of the Symbolic Analyst / Douglas R. Holmes and George E. Marcus 33 Trading on Numbers / Caitlin Zaloom 58 Real Time: Unwinding Technocratic and Anthropological Knowledge / Annelise Riles 86 The Information Economy in No-Holds-Barred Fighting / Greg Downey 108 Intersecting Geographies? ICTS and Other Virtualities in Urban Africa / AbdouMaliq Simone 133 II. New Subjects, Novel Socialities Corporate Players, New Cosmopolitans, and Guanxi in Shanghai / Aihwa Ong 163 Gentrification Generalized: From Local Anomaly to Urban “Regeneration” as Global Urban Strategy / Neil Smith 191 Navigating Wall Street Women’s Gendered Networks in the New Economy / Melissa S. Fisher 209 Developing Community Software in a Commodity World / Siobhán O’Mahony 237 Reflections on Youth, from the Past to the Postcolony / Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff 267 Guerilla Capitalism and Ghettocentric Cosmopolitanism on the French Urban Periphery / Paul A. Silverstein 282 Afterword: Knowledge Practices and Subject Making at the Edge / Saskia Sassen 305 Bibliography 317 Contributors 357 Index 361

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Book SynopsisEthnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations have been altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy.Trade Review“Frontiers of Capital is a synthetic state-of-the-art account of anthropology’s contribution to thinking about the current economic moment. The essays are—without exception—brilliant ethnographic excursions into the terrain of what the editors call the ‘New Economy.’ Together they enable an understanding of the post–Cold War, neoliberal, information-saturated, finance-capital-dominated world we inhabit.”—Charles Piot, author of Remotely Global: Village Modernity in West Africa“Capital will go anywhere if there is a profit to be turned or value to be found. That is its nature. This important collection provides a further chapter in this natural history, but one which has a much greater range, not least because it deploys a range of ethnographic techniques which allow it to cover the full spectrum of the ways and wheres in which the global economy works. An important and inspirational book which is willing to tread the delicate dividing line between within and without the system.”—Nigel Thrift, author of Knowing Capitalism“[A]n interesting and provocative set of chapters. . . . [T]he strength of the collection lies in the ways in which the authors weave clear ethnographic discussions with rich theoretical concerns. Combined ethnography and theory allow us to more clearly understand the give and take that exists between the creators and users of new technologies.” -- Jeffrey H. Cohen * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: The Anthropology of Capital and the Frontiers of Ethnography / Greg Downey and Melissa S. Fisher 1 I. Circuits of Knowledge Fast Capitalism: Para-Ethnography and the Rise of the Symbolic Analyst / Douglas R. Holmes and George E. Marcus 33 Trading on Numbers / Caitlin Zaloom 58 Real Time: Unwinding Technocratic and Anthropological Knowledge / Annelise Riles 86 The Information Economy in No-Holds-Barred Fighting / Greg Downey 108 Intersecting Geographies? ICTS and Other Virtualities in Urban Africa / AbdouMaliq Simone 133 II. New Subjects, Novel Socialities Corporate Players, New Cosmopolitans, and Guanxi in Shanghai / Aihwa Ong 163 Gentrification Generalized: From Local Anomaly to Urban “Regeneration” as Global Urban Strategy / Neil Smith 191 Navigating Wall Street Women’s Gendered Networks in the New Economy / Melissa S. Fisher 209 Developing Community Software in a Commodity World / Siobhán O’Mahony 237 Reflections on Youth, from the Past to the Postcolony / Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff 267 Guerilla Capitalism and Ghettocentric Cosmopolitanism on the French Urban Periphery / Paul A. Silverstein 282 Afterword: Knowledge Practices and Subject Making at the Edge / Saskia Sassen 305 Bibliography 317 Contributors 357 Index 361

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Book SynopsisFocusing on Malian veterans of twentieth-century French wars, argues that France's and Africa's shared military history continues to animate their political relationship, especially regarding debates about African immigration to FranceTrade Review“Native Sons is an eloquent book about social relationships that spanned centuries and continents, relations between former household slaves and their former masters, between conscripts and commanders, between demobilized veterans and well-off civilian villagers, between veterans and states. These relationships—articulated in idioms of patronage and obligations, rights and republicanism—should make us wary of attaching a ‘post’ to every colony, empire, and nation we talk about.”—Luise White, author of The Assassination of Herbert Chitepo: Texts and Politics in Zimbabwe“Gregory Mann, in this thoughtfully argued and deeply researched book, shows how West Africans who served the French empire in their military careers and in both world wars developed a language of mutual obligation in relation to the state with which the French government had to engage. Following this history of claim-making to the present day, Mann forces us to rethink how we understand such concepts as state, nation, colony, empire, citizenship, welfare, and immigration.”—Frederick Cooper, author of Colonialism in Question: Theory, Knowledge, History“In his lucid new study of Malian veterans of the French colonial army, Gregory Mann raises provocative new themes for writing conjoined local, colonial, and postcolonial histories. He has elegantly captured the dense web of human relations, discourses of obligation, and reconfigured social ties that link the dusty town of San (Mali) to the many other outposts of the republican imperial state as well as the postcolonial capitals of Paris and Bamako.”—Alice L. Conklin, author of A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895–1930“[T]his book is a major contribution to the history of French military recruitment in West Africa. In Mann’s fidelity to his subject, and in reminding us of the connections between the grievances first voiced by anciens combatants and those of African migrants in Europe today, he places us, as with the obligation France owes to the veterans he describes, deeply in his debt.” -- Joe Lunn * Africa Today *“In this exhaustively researched, meticulously documented, and elegantly written study, Gregory Mann offers a much more nuanced and richly textured history of the numerous, complex, and fluid relationships between West African soldiers and the French, both military and civilian, throughout the twentieth century.” -- Andrew F. Clark * American Historical Review *“The publication of . . . Mann’s studies suggest new directions in the fields of French colonial history, African studies, and twentieth-century military history. By bringing to light important and overlooked aspects of the imperial dynamic . . . . Mann [has] made meaningful contributions to our understanding of the connections between Europe and Africa and of the legacies of the colonial encounters for both regions.” -- James E. Genova * International History Review *“This elegantly written study of the complex pattern of ambiguous relationships between France and the West African veterans of the French army is as much about the present as the past. . . . An engaging and compelling history and it leaves the reader with some intriguing issues to chew on.” -- Ineke van Kessel * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Soldier Families and Slavery’s Echoes 29 2. Ex-Soldiers as Unruly Clients, 1914–40 63 3. Veterans and the Political Wars of 1940–60 108 4. A Military Culture on the Move: Tirailleurs Senegalais in France, Africa, and Asia 146 5. Blood Debt, Immigrants, and Arguments 183 Conclusion 210 Appendix: Interviews 217 Abbreviations 221 Notes 225 References 295 Index 321

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Book SynopsisFor much of the twentieth century, France recruited colonial subjects from sub-Saharan Africa to serve in its military, sending West African soldiers to fight its battles in Europe, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. This book deals with this topic.Trade Review“Native Sons is an eloquent book about social relationships that spanned centuries and continents, relations between former household slaves and their former masters, between conscripts and commanders, between demobilized veterans and well-off civilian villagers, between veterans and states. These relationships—articulated in idioms of patronage and obligations, rights and republicanism—should make us wary of attaching a ‘post’ to every colony, empire, and nation we talk about.”—Luise White, author of The Assassination of Herbert Chitepo: Texts and Politics in Zimbabwe“Gregory Mann, in this thoughtfully argued and deeply researched book, shows how West Africans who served the French empire in their military careers and in both world wars developed a language of mutual obligation in relation to the state with which the French government had to engage. Following this history of claim-making to the present day, Mann forces us to rethink how we understand such concepts as state, nation, colony, empire, citizenship, welfare, and immigration.”—Frederick Cooper, author of Colonialism in Question: Theory, Knowledge, History“In his lucid new study of Malian veterans of the French colonial army, Gregory Mann raises provocative new themes for writing conjoined local, colonial, and postcolonial histories. He has elegantly captured the dense web of human relations, discourses of obligation, and reconfigured social ties that link the dusty town of San (Mali) to the many other outposts of the republican imperial state as well as the postcolonial capitals of Paris and Bamako.”—Alice L. Conklin, author of A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895–1930“[T]his book is a major contribution to the history of French military recruitment in West Africa. In Mann’s fidelity to his subject, and in reminding us of the connections between the grievances first voiced by anciens combatants and those of African migrants in Europe today, he places us, as with the obligation France owes to the veterans he describes, deeply in his debt.” -- Joe Lunn * Africa Today *“In this exhaustively researched, meticulously documented, and elegantly written study, Gregory Mann offers a much more nuanced and richly textured history of the numerous, complex, and fluid relationships between West African soldiers and the French, both military and civilian, throughout the twentieth century.” -- Andrew F. Clark * American Historical Review *“The publication of . . . Mann’s studies suggest new directions in the fields of French colonial history, African studies, and twentieth-century military history. By bringing to light important and overlooked aspects of the imperial dynamic . . . . Mann [has] made meaningful contributions to our understanding of the connections between Europe and Africa and of the legacies of the colonial encounters for both regions.” -- James E. Genova * International History Review *“This elegantly written study of the complex pattern of ambiguous relationships between France and the West African veterans of the French army is as much about the present as the past. . . . An engaging and compelling history and it leaves the reader with some intriguing issues to chew on.” -- Ineke van Kessel * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Soldier Families and Slavery’s Echoes 29 2. Ex-Soldiers as Unruly Clients, 1914–40 63 3. Veterans and the Political Wars of 1940–60 108 4. A Military Culture on the Move: Tirailleurs Senegalais in France, Africa, and Asia 146 5. Blood Debt, Immigrants, and Arguments 183 Conclusion 210 Appendix: Interviews 217 Abbreviations 221 Notes 225 References 295 Index 321

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Book SynopsisAn innovative analysis of how ideas of Indian identity negotiated within the Indian diaspora in Trinidad affect cultural identities "back home" in India.Trade Review“Tejaswini Niranjana listens to the tones and echoes of Indianness in the Caribbean and elaborates a South–South genealogy that obligates us to reconceive the cultural geography of modernity. From the ‘moral status of the coolie woman’ in British colonialist and Indian nationalist discourses to the figure of the ‘Indian woman’ in Afro-Trinidadian calypso, Hindi cinema musics, and female chutney-soca performances, she pronounces the gendered rhythms of popular music as subaltern cultural politics.”—Lisa Lowe, author of Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics“Tejaswini Niranjana’s fine achievement in Mobilizing India is to have given shape to a compelling way of rethinking the conceptual agenda for the comparative study of the Third World.”—David Scott, author of Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment“Mobilizing India. . . is a sophisticated, well-written, and engaging book which does indeed-as promised- provide a model for comparative cultural research across the global South. Those interested in Caribbean cultural studies, in the development of popular music in postcolonial societies, in identity and gender politics in a multiracial polity, will all find much that is valuable and original in this book.” -- Bridget Brereton * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“Niranjana . . . has written a sophisticated study of women, diasporic dynamics, and ethnic identity in Indo-Trinidadian society, using popular music as a lens though which to view these. . . . Her book is certainly recommended reading for students and scholars of South Asian diasporas and Caribbean studies.” -- Peter Manuel * Ethnomusicology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Note on Usage ix Introduction 1 1. “The Indian in Me”: Studying the Subaltern Diaspora 17 2. “Left to the Imagination”: Indian Nationalism and Female Sexuality 55 3. “Take a Little Chutney, Add a Touch of Kaiso”: The Body in the Voice 85 4. Jumping out of Time: The “Indian” in Calypso 125 5. “Suku Suku What Shall I Do?”: Hindi Cinema and the Politics of Music 169 Afterword: A Semi-Lime 191 Notes 223 Bibliography 253 Index 267

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Book SynopsisAn innovative analysis of how ideas of Indian identity negotiated within the Indian diaspora in Trinidad affect cultural identities "back home" in India.Trade Review“Tejaswini Niranjana listens to the tones and echoes of Indianness in the Caribbean and elaborates a South–South genealogy that obligates us to reconceive the cultural geography of modernity. From the ‘moral status of the coolie woman’ in British colonialist and Indian nationalist discourses to the figure of the ‘Indian woman’ in Afro-Trinidadian calypso, Hindi cinema musics, and female chutney-soca performances, she pronounces the gendered rhythms of popular music as subaltern cultural politics.”—Lisa Lowe, author of Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics“Tejaswini Niranjana’s fine achievement in Mobilizing India is to have given shape to a compelling way of rethinking the conceptual agenda for the comparative study of the Third World.”—David Scott, author of Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment“Mobilizing India. . . is a sophisticated, well-written, and engaging book which does indeed-as promised- provide a model for comparative cultural research across the global South. Those interested in Caribbean cultural studies, in the development of popular music in postcolonial societies, in identity and gender politics in a multiracial polity, will all find much that is valuable and original in this book.” -- Bridget Brereton * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“Niranjana . . . has written a sophisticated study of women, diasporic dynamics, and ethnic identity in Indo-Trinidadian society, using popular music as a lens though which to view these. . . . Her book is certainly recommended reading for students and scholars of South Asian diasporas and Caribbean studies.” -- Peter Manuel * Ethnomusicology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Note on Usage ix Introduction 1 1. “The Indian in Me”: Studying the Subaltern Diaspora 17 2. “Left to the Imagination”: Indian Nationalism and Female Sexuality 55 3. “Take a Little Chutney, Add a Touch of Kaiso”: The Body in the Voice 85 4. Jumping out of Time: The “Indian” in Calypso 125 5. “Suku Suku What Shall I Do?”: Hindi Cinema and the Politics of Music 169 Afterword: A Semi-Lime 191 Notes 223 Bibliography 253 Index 267

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Book SynopsisThis third volume in a bestselling series on culture, society, and museums examines the effects of globalization on contemporary museum, heritage, and exhibition practices.Trade Review“Museum Frictions is a landmark publication which decenters the Western-centric bias of the existing literature. It shifts critical museology into a new register by challenging readers to think about the multiple ways that the globalization of a Western institution is transforming not only the dynamics of social interaction around the world but also the institutional nature of the museum itself.”—Ruth B. Phillips, coeditor of Sensible Objects: Colonialism, Museums, and Material Culture“Museum Frictions is not just a worthy successor to the preceding volumes Exhibiting Cultures and Museums and Communities, but a major leap forward. In the face of dramatic changes in the museum world during the past fifteen years, the last two volumes still remain a major platform for framing debate. I am confident that Museum Frictions will provide a similar service for the next fifteen.”—Doran H. Ross, Director Emeritus of the Fowler Museum at UCLA“Just as Exhibiting Cultures and Museums and Communities set the agenda for museum debate over the last decade, Museum Frictions sets the agenda for the next. This is a wonderful book that must be read by anybody with an interest in museums, their transformations, dilemmas, challenges, politics, and futures.”—Sharon Macdonald, editor of A Companion to Museum Studies“This marvelous and broad-ranging compendium by an eminent group of scholars provides a thinking person’s guide to contemporary museum work. It tackles the philosophical issues curators, directors, and professionals face in the art of cultural representation. How do you get the world’s diverse people to talk to each other in meaningful and significant ways? This book provides the intellectual tools for doing so, dealing cogently and adeptly with the complexity of globalization, conflicting perspectives, and the noise proffered by popular media. For a long book with large themes, it reads amazingly well.”—Richard Kurin, Director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian InstitutionTable of ContentsForeword / Lynn Szwaja and Tomás Ybarra-Frausto xi Preface: Museum Frictions: A Project History / Ivan Karp and Corinne A. Kratz xv Introduction: Museum Frictions: Public Cultures/Global Transformations / Corinne A. Kratz and Ivan Karp 1 Part 1. Exhibitionary Complexes Exhibitionary Complexes / Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 35 Exhibition, Difference, and the Logic of Culture / Tony Bennett 46 The Reappearance of the Authentic / Martin Hall 70 Document: 5:29:24 AM / Joseph Masco 102 Transforming Museums on Postapartheid Tourist Routes / Leslie Witz 107 Isn't This a Wonderful Place? (A Tour of a Tour of the Guggenheim Bilbao) / Andrea Fraser 135 World Heritage and Cultural Economics / Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 161 Document: The U.S. Department of Retro, The Onion 203 Part 2. Tactical Museologies Tactical Museologies / Gustavo Buntinx and Ivan Karp 207 Communities of Sense/Communities of Sentiment: Globalization and the Museum Void in an Extreme Periphery / Gustavo Buntinx 219 Document: Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums 247 Document: Art Museums and the International Exchange of Cultural Artifacts, Association of Art Museum Directors 250 Document: Museo Salinas: A Proactive Space Within the Legal Frame, Some Words from the Director, Vicente Razo 253 Musings on Museums from Phnom Penh / Ingrid Muan 257 Community Museums, Memory Politics, and Social Transformation in South Africa: Histories, Possibilities, and Limits / Ciraj Rassool 286 Community Museums and Global Connections: The Union of Community Museums in Oaxaca / Cuauhtémoc Camarena and Teresa Morales 322 Part 3. Remapping the Museum Remapping the Museum / Corinne A. Kratz and Ciraj Rassool 347 The Museum Outdoors: Heritage, Cattle, and Permeable Borders in the Southwestern Kruger National Park / David Bunn 357 Document: Baghdad Lions to Be Relocated to South Africa 392 Revisiting the Old Plantation: Reparations, Reconciliation, and Museumizing American Slavery / Fath Davis Ruffins 394 Shared Heritage, Contested Terrain: Cultural Negotiation and Ghana's Cape Coast Castle Museum Exhibition "Crossroads of People, Crossroads of Trade" / Christine Mullen Kreamer 435 Sites of Persuasion: Yingapungapu at the National Museum of Australia / Howard Morphy 469 Document: Destroying While Preserving Junkanoo: The Junkanoo Museum in the Bahamas / Krista A. Thompson 500 The Complicity of Cultural Production: The Contingencies of Performance in Globalizing Museum Practices / Fred Myers 504 Bibliography 537 Contributors 577 Index 583

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Lynn Stephen’s multisited ethnography insightfully unpacks globalization from below, revealing the contours of cross-border communities as they reweave the social fabrics of twenty-first-century North America.”—Jonathan Fox, University of California, Santa Cruz“Where most research on things ‘transnational’ is anchored on one side of the border or the other, Transborder Lives is conceptually and empirically well grounded throughout the geographic, national, social, political, and economic spaces within which its subjects are dispersed in both Mexico and the United States.”—Michael Kearney, author of Changing Fields of Anthropology: From Local to Global“Transborder Lives confirms Stephen’s reputation as a leading contributor to North American transnational and migration studies. Stephen’s nuanced, empathetic—and, I would add, physically and temporally demanding—ethnographic work undergirds the study’s elegantly narrated exploration of how indigenous Oaxacans articulate and understand their own individual and collective experiences of daily routines. . .” -- Paul Allatson * American Ethnologist *“[Transborder Lives] is a must-read for anyone interested in indigenous migration to the United States, Oaxacan studies, political economy, the construction of race and ethnicity in a bi-national context, indigenous knowledges, and transborder studies writ large. And its clear prose makes it accessible to undergraduates as well as non-academics interested in policy studies. Certainly, for members of communities such as those described by Stephen, the book will be cherished as a historical and ethnographic document.” -- Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *“Stephen certainly knows her stuff. . . . The real intimacy and trust she shares with her respondents and her rich understanding of their lives come across powerfully in her frank conversations. Her commitment to telling migrants’ stories and to using social science to promote social change is also clear. . . . This book is valuable for many reasons. . . . Transborder Lives also does an excellent job of placing migration dynamics within the context of broader political-economic factors on both sides of the border and analyzing how these have changed over time.” -- Peggy Livett * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsIllustrations and Tables vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xix 1. Approaches to Transborder Lives 1 2. Transborder Communities in Political and Historical Context: Views from Oaxaca 35 3. Mexicans in California and Oregon 63 4. Transborder Labor Lives: Harvesting, Housecleaning, Gardening, and Childcare 95 5. Surveillance and Invisibility in the Lives of Indigenous Farmworkers in Oregon 143 6. Women’s Transborder Lives: Gender Relations in Work and Families 178 7. Navigating the Borders of Racial and Ethnic Hierarchies 209 8. Grassroots Organizing in Transborder Lives 231 9. Transborder Ethnic Identity Construction in Life and on the Net: E-Mail and Web Page Construction and Use 274 Conclusions 309 Epilogue: Notes on Collaborative Research 321 Notes 327 Works Cited 335 Index 359

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A path-breaking study of history and memory in Chile’s legendary nitrate north that ties together the massacres of miners in the early twentieth century and the human rights abuses of the Pinochet era. A highly original contribution to memory studies, gender studies, and Chilean history.”—Peter Winn, editor of Victims of the Chilean Miracle: Workers and Neoliberalism in the Pinochet Era, 1973–2002“The hot winds of the Atacama desert in northern Chile have not succeeded in erasing what has become the territory of Lessie Jo Frazier’s Salt in the Sand, a book centered on the meanings of the deep memories of repression, massacres, and executions that contributed to the formation of Chilean popular identity. Well written and theoretically and historically original, Salt in the Sand reveals the continuous dialogue between events and subjectivities throughout the Chilean twentieth century.”—Francisco Zapata, El Colegio de México“The modern Chilean state has been linked to violence since its inception, despite official historiography’s assertion that the 1973 coup and the Pinochet regime that followed were ‘aberrations’ in an otherwise democratic order favoring peace. Lessie Jo Frazier illuminates the competing uses of the past across cultural, racial, and class lines. Through her brilliant analysis of memory as a dynamic category employed by clashing collectivities, Frazier demonstrates how the use of memory in post-dictatorial regimes is not in and of itself liberating or new, but rather modeled on previous historical instances of remembering and forgetting.”—Licia Fiol-Matta, author of A Queer Mother for the Nation: The State and Gabriela Mistral“This is a welcome and serious substantiation of the significance of emotion, soul, and heart that constitutes popular identification with, or rejection of, or outcry against the state.” -- Katherine Hite * Latin American Politics and Society *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Ethnography, History, and Memory 1 Part I. Templates 1. Memory and the Camanchacas Calientes of Chilean Nation-State Formation 21 2. Structures of Memory, Shapes of Feeling: Chronologies of Reminiscence and Repression in Tarapaca (1890-Present) 58 Part II. Conjunctures 3. Dismantling Memory: Structuring the Forgetting of the Oficina Ramirez (1890-1891) and La Coruna (1925) Massacres 85 4. Song of the Tragic Pampa: Structuring the Remembering of the Escuela Santa Maria Massacre (1907) 117 5. Conjunctures of Memory: The Detention Camps in Pisagua Remembered (1948, 1973, 1990) and Forgotten (1943, 1956, 1984) 158 6. The Melancholic Economy of Reconciliation: Talking with the Dead, Mourning for the Living 190 Conclusion: Democratization and Arriving at the “End of History” in Chile 243 Notes 261 Selective Bibliography 355 Index 365

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Book SynopsisMost Native Americans in the United States live in cities, where many find themselves caught in a bind, neither afforded the rights granted US citizens nor allowed access to the tribal programs and resources. This book investigates how urban Native Americans negotiate what the author argues is, in effect, a transnational existence.Trade Review“Renya K. Ramirez makes compelling use of ethnographic interviews to explore broad issues of cultural citizenship and transnational migration. Her analysis of Laverne Roberts’s notion of ‘hubs’ connecting Native people across time and space is a significant contribution to the all too sparse scholarship on urban American Indian communities.”—Susan Applegate Krouse, Director of the American Indian Studies Program, Michigan State University“[Native Hubs] will be of interest to those engaged with questions of indigeneity, settler colonialism, gender, political recognition, and historical and contemporary cases of transnationalism. Native Hubs will be of particular interest to those engaged with histories found within (and moving outside of) California. In short, Ramirez has written a ‘breakout’ book in the anthropology of Native North America for the analytics and ethnography that it works with and the terrain that it covers, uncovers, and strives for.” -- Audra Simpson * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Disciplinary Forces and Resistance: The Silicon Valley and Beyond 27 2. Gathering Together in Hubs: Claiming Home and the Sacred in an Urban Area 58 3. Laverne Roberts’s Relocation Story: Through the Hub 84 4. Who Are the “Real Indians”? Use of Hubs by Muwekma Ohlones and Relocated Native Americans 102 5. Empowerment and Identity from the Hub: Indigenous Women from Mexico and the United States 126 6. “Without Papers”: A Transnational Hub on the Rights of Indigenous Communities 155 7. Reinvigorating Indigenous Culture in Native Hubs: Urban Indian Young PeopleEpilogue 171 Epilogue 199 Notes 209 Bibliography 241 Index 263

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Book SynopsisMost Native Americans in the United States live in cities, where many find themselves caught in a bind, neither afforded the rights granted US citizens nor allowed access to the tribal programs and resources. This book investigates how urban Native Americans negotiate what the author argues is, in effect, a transnational existence.Trade Review“Renya K. Ramirez makes compelling use of ethnographic interviews to explore broad issues of cultural citizenship and transnational migration. Her analysis of Laverne Roberts’s notion of ‘hubs’ connecting Native people across time and space is a significant contribution to the all too sparse scholarship on urban American Indian communities.”—Susan Applegate Krouse, Director of the American Indian Studies Program, Michigan State University“[Native Hubs] will be of interest to those engaged with questions of indigeneity, settler colonialism, gender, political recognition, and historical and contemporary cases of transnationalism. Native Hubs will be of particular interest to those engaged with histories found within (and moving outside of) California. In short, Ramirez has written a ‘breakout’ book in the anthropology of Native North America for the analytics and ethnography that it works with and the terrain that it covers, uncovers, and strives for.” -- Audra Simpson * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Disciplinary Forces and Resistance: The Silicon Valley and Beyond 27 2. Gathering Together in Hubs: Claiming Home and the Sacred in an Urban Area 58 3. Laverne Roberts’s Relocation Story: Through the Hub 84 4. Who Are the “Real Indians”? Use of Hubs by Muwekma Ohlones and Relocated Native Americans 102 5. Empowerment and Identity from the Hub: Indigenous Women from Mexico and the United States 126 6. “Without Papers”: A Transnational Hub on the Rights of Indigenous Communities 155 7. Reinvigorating Indigenous Culture in Native Hubs: Urban Indian Young PeopleEpilogue 171 Epilogue 199 Notes 209 Bibliography 241 Index 263

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Book SynopsisProviding a re-assessement of the cause of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, this book argues that the revolution had deeper roots in the indigenous struggles for land and justice that swept through Bolivia during the first half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates that rural indigenous activists helped shape populist projects of 1930s and 1940s.Trade Review“A Revolution for Our Rights is a major contribution to studies of Andean history and anthropology and to studies of indigenous and popular politics in Latin America as a whole. In this exciting and powerful study, Laura Gotkowitz illuminates modern Indian political engagements in what is today the most indigenous country in the Americas.”—Sinclair Thomson, author of We Alone Will Rule: Native Andean Politics in the Age of Insurgency“An innovative, eloquent, and deeply researched history that locates indigenous subjects at the very center of Bolivia’s prolonged struggle for internal decolonization and democracy in the tumultuous half-century leading up to the 1952 Revolution. The book’s fascinating, fine-grained explorations of the radical implications (and grotesque realities) of citizenship and social justice for Bolivia’s Quechua and Aymara communities is a profound—and timely—contribution to our understanding of how indigenous politics and social movements can sometimes change the course of history.”—Brooke Larson, author of Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810–1910“This is a most impressive work of history—deeply grounded in archival and primary sources, clearly and beautifully written, and sharply perceptive of the subtleties as well as the extremities that so characterize Andean life. The book will become a required resource for understanding not only the Bolivian Revolution of 1952 but also the social movements of the contemporary period, in which the role of Cochabamba is still poorly understood.”—James Dunkerley, author of Bolivia: Revolution and the Power of History in the Present“A Revolution for Our Rights is a path-breaking study of peasant and indigenous political action. It fills a major gap in the historiography on Bolivia, and because of its conceptual innovation and fascinating empirical findings it also raises new questions for the study of rural political mobilisation elsewhere in Latin America.” -- Kevin Young * Journal of Latin American Studies *“A Revolution for Our Rights is beautifully written, and Gotkowitz’s fine command of theory never gets in the way of her ability to tell a good story. The book is full of biographies of individual indigenous leaders that give the history a compelling, personal immediacy. And, although it focuses on indigenous people and their organization, their history is fully integrated into the social and political history of the time. Gotkowitz also does full justice to the writings of the leading Bolivian politicians and intellectuals who shaped the ideologies of the time. This is a model of historical research and writing.” -- Ann Zulawski * Social History *“[An] extraordinary book. . . . A Revolution for Our Rights deserves a very wide readership. Serious scholars of Bolivian history must read this book, and for students, scholars and activists interested in the current period it provides one of the better historical backdrops for understanding the long-standing complexities of today’s popular struggles against class exploitation and oppression of the indigenous majority.” -- Jeffery R. Webber * Bulletin of Latin American Research *“Gotkowitz masterfully traces the depth and links of indigenous politicization through the use of Bolivian communal, departmental, and national archives that bring both Indian and state voices into the narrative. . . .[T]his is an excellent work, expertly researched and written, that offers new insights into the rural roots of resistance that contributed to and expanded the 1952 Revolution. This work also opens up a greater understanding of Andean rural-urban connections, Indian identity politics, Latin American state formation, and labor movements throughout the region. It is an inspiring testament to the ability of committed social movements to effect change against the long odds of centuries-old racism and oppression.” -- Michael E. Donoghue * The Historian *“This book is a path-breaking work that makes an important contribution to our understanding of popular politics and the ways that indigenous peoples have made and continue to make history in Bolivia. It is essential reading for historians, anthropologists, and Latin Americanists in general.” -- Lesley Gill * American Historical Review *“This is a carefully crafted history of the causes of the 1952 Bolivian Revolution. . . . Firmly grounded in primary sources, A Revolution for Our Rights is an important contribution to Andean anthropology and history.” * Latin American Review of Books *Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. The Peculiar Paths of the Liberal Project 17 2. Indigenista Statecraft and the Rise of the Caciques Apoderados 43 3. "In Our Provinces There Is No Justice": Caciques Apoderados and the Crisis of the Liberal Project 69 4. The Problem of National Unity: From the Chaco War to the 1938 Constitutional Convention 101 5. The Unruly Countryside: Defending Land, Labor Rights, and Autonomy 131 6. The Unwilling City: Villarroel Populism and the Politics of Mestizaje 164 7. "The Disgrace of the Pongo and the Mitani": The 1945 Indigenous Congress and a Law against Servitude 192 8. "Under the Dominion of the Indian": The 1947 Cycle of Unrest 233 Conclusion and Epilogue: Rethinking the Rural Roots of the 1952 Revolution 268 Notes 291 Bibliography 359 Index 385

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Book SynopsisEl Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade.Trade Review“This book contributes to Andean anthropology by providing an insightful and wellcrafted ethnographic account of practices and experiences of citizenship in the city of El Alto, and emphasizing the importance of engaging with urban research in the region.” - Melania Calestani, Critique of Anthropology“Lazar has written a fine study which substantially lives up to its claim to provide an ethnographic analysis of El Alto, and provides new insights for Andean studies in an urban context and of how citizenship is constructed through practice.” - Graham Thiele, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“Sian Lazar’s book El Alto, Rebel City is a magnificent ethnographic study of a specific neighbourhood in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, in the years before Evo Morales became president. . . . The book is a goldmine for scholars caught between their attachment to the – indisputable – values of classic liberal democracy and the awareness that reality is different. It can teach us something about other possible ways of actually doing democracy – without an inclination to make these practices more attractive than they really are. Like very few others do, this book actually takes us to the work floor of democracy where it is put into practice. Any desire to understand democracy or democratic mores in Bolivia (or elsewhere) should begin by reading it.” - Ton Salman, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“El Alto, Rebel City is a terrific book. The author broadly engages the civic life of residents in a working-class city. Offering a coherent account of collective selves in the making, Lazar reveals these to be the foundation of an innovative form of citizenship. The book deserves a broad readership, both of those interested in emergent identities in contemporary Latin America and, more generally, of those studying the new urban citizenries that are shaping global cities.” - Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, PoLAR“The richness of these chapters provides useful material for those who work in Bolivia and contributes to a body of knowledge that allows scholars to piece together patterns of citizenship in multiple social contexts. . . . This book provides useful and compelling analysis of the dynamics of self and belonging that residents of Rosas Pampa and the Asociación de Pescaderas frame their citizenship practices.” - Juan Manuel Arbona, Journal of Latin American Studies“El Alto offers a clearly written portrait of a city that has become key to understanding current Bolivian politics. This rich case study can inform conceptions of citizenship that emphasize the role of practices, social organizations, and collective traditions. Scholars interested in the making of citizenship in Bolivia and it vibrant and changing society will find this book useful and inspiring.” - Pablo Lapegna, Hispanic American Historical Review“A marvelous piece of ethnographic analysis written with unusual clarity, El Alto, Rebel City provides a unique lens for viewing (and rethinking) the nature and strategies of contemporary, urban popular mobilization.”—Brooke Larson, author Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810–1910“An important contribution to Andeanist anthropology, Sian Lazar’s innovative treatment of citizenship represents a new take on classic political and urban anthropology. Very few studies have explored with such nuance and personal intimacy the political beliefs and practices of poor residents of an Andean city.”—Daniel M. Goldstein, author of The Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia“El Alto, Rebel City is a terrific book. The author broadly engages the civic life of residents in a working-class city. Offering a coherent account of collective selves in the making, Lazar reveals these to be the foundation of an innovative form of citizenship. The book deserves a broad readership, both of those interested in emergent identities in contemporary Latin America and, more generally, of those studying the new urban citizenries that are shaping global cities.” -- Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld * PoLAR *“El Alto offers a clearly written portrait of a city that has become key to understanding current Bolivian politics. This rich case study can inform conceptions of citizenship that emphasize the role of practices, social organizations, and collective traditions. Scholars interested in the making of citizenship in Bolivia and it vibrant and changing society will find this book useful and inspiring.” -- Pablo Lapegna * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Lazar has written a fine study which substantially lives up to its claim to provide an ethnographic analysis of El Alto, and provides new insights for Andean studies in an urban context and of how citizenship is constructed through practice.” -- Graham Thiele * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Sian Lazar’s book El Alto, Rebel City is a magnificent ethnographic study of a specific neighbourhood in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, in the years before Evo Morales became president. . . . The book is a goldmine for scholars caught between their attachment to the – indisputable – values of classic liberal democracy and the awareness that reality is different. It can teach us something about other possible ways of actually doing democracy – without an inclination to make these practices more attractive than they really are. Like very few others do, this book actually takes us to the work floor of democracy where it is put into practice. Any desire to understand democracy or democratic mores in Bolivia (or elsewhere) should begin by reading it.” -- Ton Salman * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“The richness of these chapters provides useful material for those who work in Bolivia and contributes to a body of knowledge that allows scholars to piece together patterns of citizenship in multiple social contexts. . . . This book provides useful and compelling analysis of the dynamics of self and belonging that residents of Rosas Pampa and the Asociación de Pescaderas frame their citizenship practices.” -- Juan Manuel Arbona * Journal of Latin American Studies *“This book contributes to Andean anthropology by providing an insightful and wellcrafted ethnographic account of practices and experiences of citizenship in the city of El Alto, and emphasizing the importance of engaging with urban research in the region.” -- Melania Calestani * Critique of Anthropology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. El Alto the City 25 Part One 2. Constructing the Zone 61 3. Citizens Despite the State 91 4. Place, Movement, and Ritual 118 5. How the Gods Touch Humans (and Vice Versa) 144 Part Two 6. Competition, Individualism, and Collective Organization 178 7. "In-Betweenness" and Political Agency 206 8. The State and the Unions 233 Conclusion 258 Notes 267 Glossary 283 Bibliography 287 Index 311

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Book SynopsisEl Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade.Trade Review“This book contributes to Andean anthropology by providing an insightful and wellcrafted ethnographic account of practices and experiences of citizenship in the city of El Alto, and emphasizing the importance of engaging with urban research in the region.” - Melania Calestani, Critique of Anthropology“Lazar has written a fine study which substantially lives up to its claim to provide an ethnographic analysis of El Alto, and provides new insights for Andean studies in an urban context and of how citizenship is constructed through practice.” - Graham Thiele, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“Sian Lazar’s book El Alto, Rebel City is a magnificent ethnographic study of a specific neighbourhood in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, in the years before Evo Morales became president. . . . The book is a goldmine for scholars caught between their attachment to the – indisputable – values of classic liberal democracy and the awareness that reality is different. It can teach us something about other possible ways of actually doing democracy – without an inclination to make these practices more attractive than they really are. Like very few others do, this book actually takes us to the work floor of democracy where it is put into practice. Any desire to understand democracy or democratic mores in Bolivia (or elsewhere) should begin by reading it.” - Ton Salman, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“El Alto, Rebel City is a terrific book. The author broadly engages the civic life of residents in a working-class city. Offering a coherent account of collective selves in the making, Lazar reveals these to be the foundation of an innovative form of citizenship. The book deserves a broad readership, both of those interested in emergent identities in contemporary Latin America and, more generally, of those studying the new urban citizenries that are shaping global cities.” - Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, PoLAR“The richness of these chapters provides useful material for those who work in Bolivia and contributes to a body of knowledge that allows scholars to piece together patterns of citizenship in multiple social contexts. . . . This book provides useful and compelling analysis of the dynamics of self and belonging that residents of Rosas Pampa and the Asociación de Pescaderas frame their citizenship practices.” - Juan Manuel Arbona, Journal of Latin American Studies“El Alto offers a clearly written portrait of a city that has become key to understanding current Bolivian politics. This rich case study can inform conceptions of citizenship that emphasize the role of practices, social organizations, and collective traditions. Scholars interested in the making of citizenship in Bolivia and it vibrant and changing society will find this book useful and inspiring.” - Pablo Lapegna, Hispanic American Historical Review“A marvelous piece of ethnographic analysis written with unusual clarity, El Alto, Rebel City provides a unique lens for viewing (and rethinking) the nature and strategies of contemporary, urban popular mobilization.”—Brooke Larson, author Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810–1910“An important contribution to Andeanist anthropology, Sian Lazar’s innovative treatment of citizenship represents a new take on classic political and urban anthropology. Very few studies have explored with such nuance and personal intimacy the political beliefs and practices of poor residents of an Andean city.”—Daniel M. Goldstein, author of The Spectacular City: Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia“El Alto, Rebel City is a terrific book. The author broadly engages the civic life of residents in a working-class city. Offering a coherent account of collective selves in the making, Lazar reveals these to be the foundation of an innovative form of citizenship. The book deserves a broad readership, both of those interested in emergent identities in contemporary Latin America and, more generally, of those studying the new urban citizenries that are shaping global cities.” -- Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld * PoLAR *“El Alto offers a clearly written portrait of a city that has become key to understanding current Bolivian politics. This rich case study can inform conceptions of citizenship that emphasize the role of practices, social organizations, and collective traditions. Scholars interested in the making of citizenship in Bolivia and it vibrant and changing society will find this book useful and inspiring.” -- Pablo Lapegna * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Lazar has written a fine study which substantially lives up to its claim to provide an ethnographic analysis of El Alto, and provides new insights for Andean studies in an urban context and of how citizenship is constructed through practice.” -- Graham Thiele * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Sian Lazar’s book El Alto, Rebel City is a magnificent ethnographic study of a specific neighbourhood in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, in the years before Evo Morales became president. . . . The book is a goldmine for scholars caught between their attachment to the – indisputable – values of classic liberal democracy and the awareness that reality is different. It can teach us something about other possible ways of actually doing democracy – without an inclination to make these practices more attractive than they really are. Like very few others do, this book actually takes us to the work floor of democracy where it is put into practice. Any desire to understand democracy or democratic mores in Bolivia (or elsewhere) should begin by reading it.” -- Ton Salman * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“The richness of these chapters provides useful material for those who work in Bolivia and contributes to a body of knowledge that allows scholars to piece together patterns of citizenship in multiple social contexts. . . . This book provides useful and compelling analysis of the dynamics of self and belonging that residents of Rosas Pampa and the Asociación de Pescaderas frame their citizenship practices.” -- Juan Manuel Arbona * Journal of Latin American Studies *“This book contributes to Andean anthropology by providing an insightful and wellcrafted ethnographic account of practices and experiences of citizenship in the city of El Alto, and emphasizing the importance of engaging with urban research in the region.” -- Melania Calestani * Critique of Anthropology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. El Alto the City 25 Part One 2. Constructing the Zone 61 3. Citizens Despite the State 91 4. Place, Movement, and Ritual 118 5. How the Gods Touch Humans (and Vice Versa) 144 Part Two 6. Competition, Individualism, and Collective Organization 178 7. "In-Betweenness" and Political Agency 206 8. The State and the Unions 233 Conclusion 258 Notes 267 Glossary 283 Bibliography 287 Index 311

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad.Trade Review“Bacchanalian Sentiments explores the multiple ways that music, politics, and ethnicity intersect in Trinidad, and it does so through a deeply engaging and highly nuanced ethnography of a rural community located near Sangre Grande.” - Timothy Rommen, Journal of Anthropological Research“This book makes gains for a wider audience across disciplines and geographic focuses. . . . As one who is concerned with culture and nationalism, I believe that Birth's exploration of Trinidadian sense of nation drawing on ethnographic research in rural villages serves as a reminder that colonial Trinidad was divisive but relatively fluid, causing constant dialogues between different segments. This has been seriously disregarded in the urban- and state-focused studies of 'nation-building'.” - Teruyuki Tsuji, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“I recommend Bacchanalian Sentiments highly to those searching for newapproaches to the representation and analysis of expressive culture. It is an important contribution to Caribbean anthropology and ethnomusicology due to its emphasis on music’s affectivity and the close relationship between the experience of music and the region’s political history. This text is an important addition to the literature on Trinidad and Tobago’s history. . . .” - Patricia van Leeuwaarde Moonsammy, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology“Bacchanalian Sentiments certainly does contribute to the canon of anthropological writing on the Caribbean.” - Dylan Kerrigan, Caribbean Review of Books“Birth’s Bacchanalian Sentiments. . . seamlessly synthesizes rich observation with a rigorous, compelling and theoretically innovative analysis of music and political community. . . . Birth’s study makes an original contribution to debates on music in Trinidad, and to wider discussions on pluralism and creolization in the Caribbean and on racialized subjectification.” - Yasmeen Narayan, Ethnic and Racial Studies“Integrating a wealth of ethnographic observations of life in rural Trinidad, Kevin K. Birth offers a rich analysis of how performers and audiences actually experience and interpret music in Trinidad. He demonstrates how central musical experience is to the diverse and changing ways that Trinidadians understand various dimensions of their lives, such as kinship, friendship, community, gender, ethnicity, and national identity.”—Stephen Stuempfle, author of The Steelband Movement: The Forging of a National Art in Trinidad and Tobago“Kevin K. Birth persuasively argues that previous scholarship has concentrated too much on text, discourse, and even performance analysis, avoiding the more challenging questions of reception and use. The few existing studies of reception have tended to be overly theoretical. Birth goes significantly beyond these studies, offering a rich portrait of the way popular music informs and structures everyday life.”—Bryan McCann, author of Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil“Bacchanalian Sentiments certainly does contribute to the canon of anthropological writing on the Caribbean.” -- Dylan Kerrigan * Caribbean Review of Books *“Bacchanalian Sentiments explores the multiple ways that music, politics, and ethnicity intersect in Trinidad, and it does so through a deeply engaging and highly nuanced ethnography of a rural community located near Sangre Grande.” -- Timothy Rommen * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Birth’s Bacchanalian Sentiments. . . seamlessly synthesizes rich observation with a rigorous, compelling and theoretically innovative analysis of music and political community. . . . Birth’s study makes an original contribution to debates on music in Trinidad, and to wider discussions on pluralism and creolization in the Caribbean and on racialized subjectification.” -- Yasmeen Narayan * Ethnic and Racial Studies *“I recommend Bacchanalian Sentiments highly to those searching for new approaches to the representation and analysis of expressive culture. It is an important contribution to Caribbean anthropology and ethnomusicology due to its emphasis on music’s affectivity and the close relationship between the experience of music and the region’s political history. This text is an important addition to the literature on Trinidad and Tobago’s history. . . .” -- Patricia van Leeuwaarde Moonsammy * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *“This book makes gains for a wider audience across disciplines and geographic focuses. . . . As one who is concerned with culture and nationalism, I believe that Birth's exploration of Trinidadian sense of nation drawing on ethnographic research in rural villages serves as a reminder that colonial Trinidad was divisive but relatively fluid, causing constant dialogues between different segments. This has been seriously disregarded in the urban- and state-focused studies of 'nation-building'.” -- Teruyuki Tsuji * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsPreface ix Note on Music References xiii Introduction. Initial Connections 1 1. Governmental Organization of Spontaneity 43 2. Bacchnalian Counterpoints to the State 69 3. Parang: Christmas in Anamat 119 4. Bakrnal: An Example of Changing Opinions 149 5. "Chukaipan," "Lootala," and the Counterpoint of "Mix Up" 182 6. Concluding Relations 212 Appendix 227 References 229 Index 249

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Book SynopsisExplores 'child circulation,' informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. This book describes how child circulation is intimately linked to survival in the city, which has had to withstand colonialism, and economic isolation.Trade Review“The Circulation of Children is a real contribution to several fields, including kinship studies and Andean studies. Jessaca B. Leinaweaver has done substantial fieldwork in an important region of South America on a topic of great current interest and lasting scholarly importance.”—Mary Weismantel, author of Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes“In this highly readable, quite original study of the practice of child circulation, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver discusses the social, economic, racial, gender, legal, and moral contours of that practice; locates it in a complex web of local, regional, and national vectors of culture and power; and offers a nuanced interpretation of it as neither entirely benevolent nor completely exploitative. Leinaweaver is respectful and empathetic, and her book is rich in ethnographic information, thick descriptions, and personal stories.”—Carlos Aguirre, author of The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison Experience, 1850–1935 Table of ContentsAbout the Series vii Acknowledgments ix A Note on Translation xiii Introduction: Moving Children in Ayacucho 1 1. Ayacucho: Histories of Violence and Ethnography 21 2. International Adoption: The Globalization of Kinship 37 3. Puericulture and Andean Orphanhood 61 4. Companionship and Custom: The Mechanics of Child Circulation 81 5. Superación: The Strategic Uses of Child Circulation 105 6. Pertenecer: Knowledge and Kinship 134 7. Circulating Children, at Home and Abroad 154 Glossary 163 Notes 165 Bibliography 195 Index 213

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic examination of how northern Ugandans understand and attempt to control their moral universe and material circumstances in the midst of civil war.Trade Review“Living with Bad Surroundings . . . [is] a very good book, perhaps the best written on northern Uganda since the 1970s. It will be an ideal text for courses dealing with Africa and the local realities of modern armed conflicts.” - Tim Allen, Times Literary Supplement“[An] insightful, compelling ethnography. . . . Finnström has important things to say about ethnographic intimacy, the phenomenology of fieldwork, and the universality of culture as human existence. The book offers a fine example of the merits of local, detailed ethnographic knowledge for understanding civilian life in a warzone, as well as glimpses of the emotional connections an anthropologist forms withinformants and collaborators.” - Catherine Besteman, American Ethnologist“I recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the problematic side of Africa. It reads more like the writing of a good and thoughtful war correspondent rather than a traditional social scientist. It what is useful and appropriate for understanding the world of contemporary northern Ugandans whom the author clearly liked and cared about.” - T.O. Beidelman, Anthropos“Finnström’s analysis of the factors involved in the devastating conflict in Northern Uganda between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is a valuable contribution to the literature on contemporary armed conflicts. . . . Finnström’s careful examination is essential for students, scholars, and practitioners who want to understand the political, economic, historical, cultural, and religious complexities involved in ay armed conflict.” - Joanne Corbin, African Studies Review“This is a moving, politically engaged and penetrating study. It has . . . page-turning qualities. . . . If you are going to read just one book on northern Uganda, this is the one to go for.” - Tim Allen, Africa“Living with Bad Surroundings is a lucid, compelling, in-depth, and detailed exploration of the vexed position of youth in poverty-stricken Africa; a painstaking and authoritative account of one of the most refractory and long-running wars on that continent; and a demonstration of how imperative it is to complement historical and political-economic explanations of Africa’s conflicts with ethnographic perspectives that encompass local symbolic reality, local readings of history and tradition, local expectations and desires, and local understandings of power, morality, and reconciliation.”—Michael Jackson, author of In Sierra Leone“Riveting. Powerful. Evocative. Anthropology at its best. Sverker Finnström is a gifted researcher and writer: in his hands the Acholi become a lens for understanding very twenty-first-century forms of violence and survival. This is a book about one of the more destructive and bitter wars on the African continent and its global connections. But it is also a book about hope, about facing and overcoming crises—of every culture being all cultures in the opus of experience, of mango trees surviving the tides of war and global ignorance. About sorrow and laughter and moments of coevalness in northern Uganda and beyond.”—Carolyn Nordstrom, author of Global Outlaws: Crime, Money, and Power in the Contemporary World“[Living with Bad Surroundings] combines rich ethnographic detail with sharp theoretical acumen. . . . [A]n important text.: -- Alicia C. Decker * International Journal of African Historical Studies *“[T]he book is still impressive in its historical and analytical scope, and is not only very readable, but also moving. The narrative voice vividly evokes the inter-subjectivity of the ethnographic experience. Living with Bad Surroundings is an essential reference for studies on northern Uganda, and is also accessible to a wider, non-specialist readership. The work also provides a valuable contribution to the ethnography of conflict as well to literature challenging the ‘breakdown’ paradigm of displacement.” -- Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon * African Affairs *“At times poetic, often philosophical, Finnström brings the reader to a new level of insight into war and its effects on the lived realities of affected persons—and how and why it is possible for people to survive the impossible day by day. Equally important, he vividly connects these personal stories to the political domain, unveiling, as each chapter evolves, the politics that divide people. . .” -- Erin K. Baines * African Studies Review *“This book is rich in detail and nuance, and challenges dominant discourses on the war in northern Uganda. It links the historical, international dimension to the lived experiences of the Acholi people. . . . [A] major book on everyday lived experiences in wartime. It adds to scholarship that interrogates colonial orthodoxies as well as academic writings that have produced stereotypes inimical to nation building. Finnstrom’s book is necessary reading for students of the Acholi, African wars, and Uganda.” -- Steven Arojjo Obbo Ofumbi * Journal of Contemporary African Studies *“This is a highly accessible anthropological study of Northern Uganda and the LRA. It is useful in part because it establishes the colonial legacies though which the Acholi came to be marginalized in Uganda and stereotyped by the international community. Rather than basing his account on simplistic explanations like ‘ancient ethnic hatreds’ between the Acholi and other Ugandans, Finnström provides a rich array of interviews with Northern Ugandans that touch on cultural, historical, and political aspects of the war. In particular, he highlights the voices of young people, whom he says ‘did not passively wait for outside solutions; rather, in everyday life they built for a future despite displacement and social unrest.’” -- Kristin Rawls * Christian Science Monitor *“Through a more explicit engagement with the ambiguities and unfinishedness of lived experience, ethnographies like Finnström’s Bad Surroundings may thus offer more than philosophy alone in making sense of governmentalization and subjectification as they unfold through individual, collective, and political life.” -- João Biehl and Ramah McKay * Anthropological Quarterly *“Living with Bad Surroundings . . . [is] a very good book, perhaps the best written on northern Uganda since the 1970s. It will be an ideal text for courses dealing with Africa and the local realities of modern armed conflicts.” -- Tim Allen * TLS *“[An] insightful, compelling ethnography. . . . Finnström has important things to say about ethnographic intimacy, the phenomenology of fieldwork, and the universality of culture as human existence. The book offers a fine example of the merits of local, detailed ethnographic knowledge for understanding civilian life in a warzone, as well as glimpses of the emotional connections an anthropologist forms with informants and collaborators.” -- Catherine Besteman * American Ethnologist *“Finnström’s analysis of the factors involved in the devastating conflict in Northern Uganda between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is a valuable contribution to the literature on contemporary armed conflicts. . . . Finnström’s careful examination is essential for students, scholars, and practitioners who want to understand the political, economic, historical, cultural, and religious complexities involved in ay armed conflict.” -- Joanne Corbin * African Studies Review *“I recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the problematic side of Africa. It reads more like the writing of a good and thoughtful war correspondent rather than a traditional social scientist. It what is useful and appropriate for understanding the world of contemporary northern Ugandans whom the author clearly liked and cared about.” -- T.O. Beidelman * Anthropos *“This is a moving, politically engaged and penetrating study. It has . . . page-turning qualities. . . . If you are going to read just one book on northern Uganda, this is the one to go for.” -- Tim Allen * Africa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Orientations: War and culture in Uganda 1 1. Acholi worlds and the colonial encounter 29 2. Neocolonial legacies and evolving war 63 3. Rebel manifestos in context 99 4. Displacements 131 5. Wartime rumors and moral truths 167 6. Uprooting the pumpkins 197 Reorientations: Unfinished realities 233 Notes 245 Acronyms 253 References 255 Index 277

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Book SynopsisWhen Cuba's centralized system for providing basic social services began to erode in the early 1990s, Christian and Afro-Cuban religious groups took on new social and political responsibilities. This book analysis how the Cuban state and local religious groups collaborate on community-development projects.Trade Review“This is one of the best studies on civil society in Cuba that I have read. Adrian H. Hearn combines first-rate ethnography, theoretical sophistication, and a solid understanding of the complexities of the Cuban political context. By focusing on Afro-Cuban religious communities and international NGOs, Hearn shows how the interpenetration of state and citizen action has shaped civil society in Cuba. The result is a fascinating analysis of the ongoing transformations within the Cuban Revolution.”—Ariel C. Armony, Katz Distinguished Associate Professor of Government, Colby College“This volume reveals the complexity of Cuban society through remarkable ethnographic research. Based on years of research in Cuba, the work documents the inner workings of communities that use deeply held religious beliefs to promote development projects aimed at securing basic needs. Through skillful analysis, Adrian H. Hearn reveals the realities of life for ordinary Cubans. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of contemporary Cuba, as well as an exemplar for all those interested in how religion and community development can intersect.”—Margaret Crahan, author of Religion, Culture, and Society: The Case of CubaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Structure and Spirit 1 Chapter 1. Spirits in Motion: Folklore and Function 31 Chapter 2. State Decentraliation and the Collaborative Spirit 67 Chapter 3. Sustainable Sovereignty: International NGOs and Civil Society in Cuba 103 Chapter 4. Patriotic Spirits: Religious Welfare Programs and Politics of Syncretism 135 Conclusion: Development and Dialogue 181 Notes 191 References 195 Index 213

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Book SynopsisExplores "child circulation," informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. This title demonstrates that such an understanding of the practice is simplistic and misleading.Trade Review“The Circulation of Children is a real contribution to several fields, including kinship studies and Andean studies. Jessaca B. Leinaweaver has done substantial fieldwork in an important region of South America on a topic of great current interest and lasting scholarly importance.”—Mary Weismantel, author of Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes“In this highly readable, quite original study of the practice of child circulation, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver discusses the social, economic, racial, gender, legal, and moral contours of that practice; locates it in a complex web of local, regional, and national vectors of culture and power; and offers a nuanced interpretation of it as neither entirely benevolent nor completely exploitative. Leinaweaver is respectful and empathetic, and her book is rich in ethnographic information, thick descriptions, and personal stories.”—Carlos Aguirre, author of The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison Experience, 1850–1935 Table of ContentsAbout the Series vii Acknowledgments ix A Note on Translation xiii Introduction: Moving Children in Ayacucho 1 1. Ayacucho: Histories of Violence and Ethnography 21 2. International Adoption: The Globalization of Kinship 37 3. Puericulture and Andean Orphanhood 61 4. Companionship and Custom: The Mechanics of Child Circulation 81 5. Superación: The Strategic Uses of Child Circulation 105 6. Pertenecer: Knowledge and Kinship 134 7. Circulating Children, at Home and Abroad 154 Glossary 163 Notes 165 Bibliography 195 Index 213

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Book SynopsisAn investigation of the January 1932 massacre of thousands of rural laborers in El Salvador and its long-term cultural and political consequences.Trade Review“This fine new book about the 1932 El Salvadoran massacre known as La Matanza. . .offers insights into a range of issues—agrarian history, ethnicity, the texture of historical discourse and memory, and the ways in which capitalist elites have acted to repress socialism. . . . Other works on the subject have barely tapped the available archival sources; Gould and Lauria-Santiago’s careful research allows them to challenge stereotypes and resolve many longstanding questions.” - Cindy Forster, American Historical Review“[A] remarkable and thoroughly impressive volume. . . It rests upon scrupulous investigation of primary documentary evidence at local, regional, national and international levels. Indeed, Aldo Lauria-Santiago’s contribution goes far beyond primary responsibility for the writing for the sections of the volume on political economy; he has clearly played an important role in assisting the revival of the Salvadorean National Archive.” - James Dunkerley, Journal of Latin American Studies“To Rise in Darkness contributes to a clearer understanding of a complex period of political, social, and cultural history, including how its contemporary interpretation reveals the dynamics of individual and social memory. . . . It will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience for its methodological and theoretical attention to discourse and ideology, symbolism and power, political agency and subjectivity, memory and identity.” - Robin DeLugan, E.I.A.L.“Gould and Lauria-Santiago. . . . have laid a groundwork (and set a high bar) for a new generation of scholars, from the North and South, working in related areas.” - Ellen Moodie, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology“[T]he book, along with its accompanying film, are sure to spark animated and productive debates about the events and processes it analyzes with such care and eloquence. . . . [T]his finely wrought study makes a major contribution to understanding one of the most horrific and consequential episodes in the modern history of Latin America.” - Michael J. Schroeder, A Contracorriente“This spectacularly detailed book will challenge important assumptions for scholars of Central America. It is also an excellent case study for students of mobilization and ethnicity. The authors explore questions that both of these literatures have been grappling with for some time. The authors weave together weighty ideas and rich data that succeeds in bringing insight to contentious politics.” - Louis Edgar Esparza, Mobilization“To Rise in Darkness tells the story of the 1932 Communist-led uprising in El Salvador and the violent repression that followed, one of the most consequential events in Latin American history. As a prelude to the widespread terror that would sweep throughout Central America during the Cold War, this killing is beginning to receive scholarly attention, yet To Rise in Darkness will be the touchstone for future discussion of the 1932 revolt and massacre. Based on painstaking research and exhibiting a sharp conceptual focus, this book will influence scholarship on the relationship between political mobilization, ideology, and violence for years to come.”—Greg Grandin, author of The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation“To Rise in Darkness is a remarkable achievement. It completely transforms understanding of one of the most important political events in twentieth-century Central America.”—Lowell Gudmundson, Mount Holyoke College“To Rise in Darkness contributes to a clearer understanding of a complex period of political, social, and cultural history, including how its contemporary interpretation reveals the dynamics of individual and social memory. . . . It will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience for its methodological and theoretical attention to discourse and ideology, symbolism and power, political agency and subjectivity, memory and identity.” -- Robin DeLugan * EIAL *“[A] remarkable and thoroughly impressive volume. . . It rests upon scrupulous investigation of primary documentary evidence at local, regional, national and international levels. Indeed, Aldo Lauria-Santiago’s contribution goes far beyond primary responsibility for the writing for the sections of the volume on political economy; he has clearly played an important role in assisting the revival of the Salvadorean National Archive.” -- James Dunkerley * Journal of Latin American Studies *“[T]he book, along with its accompanying film, are sure to spark animated and productive debates about the events and processes it analyzes with such care and eloquence. . . . [T]his finely wrought study makes a major contribution to understanding one of the most horrific and consequential episodes in the modern history of Latin America.” -- Michael J. Schroeder * A Contracorriente *“This fine new book about the 1932 El Salvadoran massacre known as La Matanza. . .offers insights into a range of issues—agrarian history, ethnicity, the texture of historical discourse and memory, and the ways in which capitalist elites have acted to repress socialism. . . . Other works on the subject have barely tapped the available archival sources; Gould and Lauria-Santiago’s careful research allows them to challenge stereotypes and resolve many longstanding questions.” -- Cindy Forster * American Historical Review *“This spectacularly detailed book will challenge important assumptions for scholars of Central America. It is also an excellent case study for students of mobilization and ethnicity. The authors explore questions that both of these literatures have been grappling with for some time. The authors weave together weighty ideas and rich data that succeeds in bringing insight to contentious politics.” -- Louis Edgar Esparza * Mobilization *Table of ContentsPreface ix 1. Garden of Despair: the Political Economy of Class, Land, and Labor, 1920-1929 1 2. A Bittersweet Transition: Politics and Labor in the 1920s 32 3. Fiestas of the Oppressed: The Social Geography and Culture of Mobilization 63 4. "Ese Trabajo Era Enteramente de los Naturales": Ethnic Conflict and Mestizaje in Western Salvador, 1914-1931 99 5. "To the Face of the Entire World": Repression and Radicalization, September 1931-January 1932 132 6. Red Ribbons and Machetes: The Insurrection of January 1932 170 7. "They Killed the Just for the Sinners": The Counterrevolutionary Massacres 209 8. Memories of La Matanza: The Political and Cultural Consequences of 1932 240 Epilogue 275 Afterword 281 Notes 291 Bibliography 343 Index 355

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Book SynopsisAn innovative ethnography of transnational activist networking within the movements against corporate globalization.Trade Review“Networking Futures [is] an exciting and important book, and a contribution to sociology. . . . Juris provides us with an understanding of how activists are at the forefront of this global transformation, through their creative use of internet and other technologies, and through their comprehensively democratic and reflexive exploration of new social forms.” - Judith Blau, Contemporary Sociology“The view Juris offers is more in-depth than has been generally reported even by sympathetic journalists. . . . Networking Futures stands as a pioneering document of what may yet prove to be a new new world order.” - Vince Carducci, Popmatters“As well as being an insightful and inspiring resource for activists, Networking Futures: The Movements Against Corporate Globalisation, is a absorbing history of the ever-evolving contemporary resistance to corporate globalisation. I found it a refreshing antidote to the constant barrage of neo-conservative blather emanating from the mouths of free market evangelists on the pages and the airwaves of the mainstream media—especially read in the context of collapsing global markets!” - Megan Yarrow, M/C Reviews“Networking Futures is one of the very first detailed ethnographic accounts of the alternative globalisation movement. The book manages to weave together some of the key historical moments of its ineluctable rise into a single compelling narrative from the intimate perspective of someone who was there. . . . Juris’s many accounts of the vitality, creativity and innovativeness of the alternative globalisation movement will inspire activists and academics alike for many years to come.” - Marco Cuevas-Hewitt, Anthropological Forum“Networking Futures is a terrific, deeply informed ethnographic account of the origins and activities of the anti–corporate globalization movement. Jeffrey S. Juris’s identity is as much that of an activist who happens to be doing first-rate anthropology as vice versa, and there is much for anthropologists to reflect on in the way that this work is set up and narrated through these dual identities.”—George E. Marcus, co-author of Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary“Networking Futures is one of the very first books to map in detail the multiple networks that are challenging corporate globalization. Taking as a point of departure an exemplary case—the Catalan anti–globalization movements of the past decade—Jeffrey S. Juris moves on to chronicle the collective struggles to construct not only an alternative vision of possible worlds but the means to bring them about. Networking Futures is a compelling portrait of the spirit of innovation that lies behind an array of progressive mobilizations, from anarchist movements and street protests to the World Social Forum. Based on a well-developed notion of collaborative ethnography, it is also a wonderful example of engaged scholarship: a much-needed alternative to academic work as usual.”—Arturo Escobar, author of Territories of Difference: Place, Movements, Life, Redes“Jeffrey S. Juris gives us an illuminating model for how to study networks from below using the tools of ethnography. And in the process he reveals the extraordinary power (as well as the challenges) of network organizing for social movements today.”—Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and Multitude“Networking Futures [is] an exciting and important book, and a contribution to sociology. . . . Juris provides us with an understanding of how activists are at the forefront of this global transformation, through their creative use of internet and other technologies, and through their comprehensively democratic and reflexive exploration of new social forms.” -- Judith Blau * Contemporary Sociology *“Networking Futures is one of the very first detailed ethnographic accounts of the alternative globalisation movement. The book manages to weave together some of the key historical moments of its ineluctable rise into a single compelling narrative from the intimate perspective of someone who was there. . . . Juris’s many accounts of the vitality, creativity and innovativeness of the alternative globalisation movement will inspire activists and academics alike for many years to come.” -- Marco Cuevas-Hewitt * Anthropological Forum *“As well as being an insightful and inspiring resource for activists, Networking Futures: The Movements Against Corporate Globalisation, is a absorbing history of the ever-evolving contemporary resistance to corporate globalisation. I found it a refreshing antidote to the constant barrage of neo-conservative blather emanating from the mouths of free market evangelists on the pages and the airwaves of the mainstream media—especially read in the context of collapsing global markets!” -- Megan Yarrow * M/C Reviews *“The view Juris offers is more in-depth than has been generally reported even by sympathetic journalists. . . . Networking Futures stands as a pioneering document of what may yet prove to be a new new world order.” -- Vince Carducci * Popmatters *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction: The Cultural Logic of Networking 1 1. The Seattle Effect 27 2. Anti-Corporate Globalization Soldiers in Barcelona 61 3. Grassroots Mobilization and Shifting Alliances 93 4. Performing Networks at Direct-Action Protests 123 5. Spaces of Terror: Violence and Repression in Genoa 161 6. May the Resistance Be as Transnational as Capital! 199 7. Social Forums and the Cultural Politics of Autonomous Space 233 8. The Rise of Independent Utopics 267 Conclusion: Political Change and Cultural Transformation in a Digital Age 287 Appendix 1: Electronic Resources 303 Appendix 2: Pink and Silver Call, Genoa, July 20, 2001 305 Appendix 3: Peoples' Global Action Organisational Principles 307 Appendix 4: World Social Forum Charter of Principles 311 Notes 315 References 349 Index 365

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Book SynopsisArgues that through tourist practices - acts of cultural consumption, routes and imaginary voyages to neighboring Arab countries, and culinary desires - Israeli citizens negotiate Israel's place in the contemporary Middle East. This work analyzes the meanings that Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel have attached to tourist cultures.Trade Review“Itineraries in Conflict is a subtly devastating book. Deftly weaving Jewish Israeli tourist practices into the wake of the Oslo Process, Rebecca L. Stein demonstrates how political orders sediment into personal tastes, social identities, and regional desires. By showing how drinking coffee might be an act of peace or a theater of war, this book marks an ambitious new itinerary for the study of consumption, tourism, and nationalism.”—Elizabeth A. Povinelli, author of The Empire of Love: Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality“A remarkable ethnography. In this lyrical study, Rebecca L. Stein dissects the histories, economic realities, and state practices underlying Israeli tourism into Palestinian areas. She evokes the political longings that animate such tourism while never forgetting the dense histories of power that structure its logics. Impressive in its originality, Stein’s riveting challenge to simplistic assumptions about Israeli and Palestinian politics is ultimately an incitement to hope.”—Melani McAlister, author of Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945–2000“An enormously important book. While Rebecca L. Stein’s work contributes to a growing literature on the technologies and discourses of Zionist domination, both historical and contemporary, it stands out for its brilliant and subtle account of the post-Oslo construction of the Israeli Jewish ‘desire for the Arab.’ Her analysis of the making of Palestinian people, spaces, and activities into sites of Jewish tourism is careful, compelling, and disturbing.”—Wendy Brown, author of Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and EmpireTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Itineraries and Intelligibilities 1 1. Regional Routes: Israeli Tourists in the New Middle East 19 2. Consumer Coexistence: Enjoying the Arabas Within 45 3. Scalar Fantasies: The Israeli State and the Production of Palestinian Space 71 4. Culinary Patriotism: Ethnic Restaurants and Melancholic Citizenship 97 5. Of Cafes and Terror 129 Postscript: Oslo's Ghosts 149 Notes 153 Bibliography 179 Index 205

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Book SynopsisIn parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity.Trade Review“The Quality of Home Runs offers engaging and provocative perspectives on socialism, nationalism, masculinity, and the embodiment and poetics of sport in Cuba, all seen from the vantage point of the stadium stands and the streets of Havana. Thomas F. Carter’s emphasis on themes such as spectacle, social drama, struggle, and discipline of both players and fans, on and off the field, builds a persuasive analysis of changing notions of what it means to be Cuban.”—Thomas M. Wilson, Binghamton UniversityTable of ContentsPreface: Entering the Field vii Acknowledgments xv Introduction. The Theoretical "Stretching:" of Sport and the State 1 1. Baseball and the Language of Contention 17 2. Circling the Base Paths: Baseball, Migration, and the Cuban Nation 36 3. The Spectacle of and for Cuba 63 4. The State in Play: The Politics of Cuba's National Sport 89 5. Fans, Rivalries, and the Play of Cuba 111 6. Talking a Good Game 136 7. The Qualities of Cubanidad: Calidad and Lucha in Baseball 159 Conclusion: Touching 'Em All: Recalling and Recounting Home Runs 183 Notes 203 Works Cited 213 Index 231

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Book SynopsisThe Internet allows ethnographers to deposit the textual materials on which they base their writing in virtual archives. This work argues that virtual archives have the potential to shift the emphasis in ethnographic writing from the monograph to commentary. It provides a model of writing in the presence of a virtual archive.Trade Review“Ethnography as Commentary is a timely contribution to contemporary problems of anthropological knowledge-making. It is an argument about what ethnography has come to and an experiment about what it might still become more than two decades after the intense period of critiquing anthropology’s emblematic research practices.”—George E. Marcus, co-author of Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary“Johannes Fabian is one of the most prominent and original thinkers in anthropology. With Ethnography as Commentary, he makes a significant contribution to debates about modes of writing in anthropology and adjacent disciplines and to anthropological knowledge of postcolonial Central African culture and society. Younger scholars especially will find it a very instructive close-up portrayal of intensive ethnographic work.”—Ulf Hannerz, author of Foreign News: Exploring the World of Foreign CorrespondentsTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction. Closing House--A Late Ethnography 1 Chapter 1. An Event: Closing the House 21 Chapter 2. A Text: Made, Not Found 39 Chapter 3. Kahenga's Work 55 Chapter 4. Kahenga's World 73 Chapter 5. Kahenga's Thoughts 91 Chapter 6. Endings and Ends 111 Notes 125 Works Cited 133 Index 137

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state.Trade Review“New Masters, New Servants offers a sweeping critique of China’s reforms. It is politically and ideologically engaged, packed with insightful and brilliant discussions of relations between ‘state and market, countryside and city, mental and manual work, and gender and domesticity’. . . . [Yan’s book is] a good read for those eager to understand developments in China over the last two decades.” - Shiling McQuaide, Labour/Le Travail“New Masters, New Servants is a sharp and brilliant book on many conceptual and methodological fronts. . . . For anyone who is interested in discovering the strange contours and texture of neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics, and its impact on individuals from one of the most marginalized social groups, this book is a must-read. For students and researchers in the fields of gender, consumption studies, critical development studies, migration, labor and, above all, subaltern subjectivity, this book is also a source of inspiration and intellectual satisfaction.” - Wanning Sun, The China Journal“Yan’s new volume is both thought-provoking and entertaining. Clearly, theface of a globalizing China cannot be understood without a focus on theplight of migrant workers. This book is a timely contribution that providesthat lens.” - Ingrid Neilson, Pacific Affairs“This provocative and challenging book will be a must-read for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in anthropology, Asian Studies, cultural studies and critical theory, as well as for scholars seeking a though-provoking account of the metamorphosis of labour, class and subjectivity concomitant with postsocialism in China.” - Arianne Gaetano, Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology“It is this ethnographic work that makes the book an invaluable addition to the study of gender, labour, class, rural/urban relations and ‘development’ in China. It allows Yan to present a nuanced and insightful discussion of these subjects and to offer a compelling critique of the teleology of ‘development’ usually given uncritical primacy in contemporary Chinese discourse.” - Jason Young, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies“New Masters, New Servants is the best book to date on migrant labor, gendered domestic labor, and capitalist transformation in China. It is politically and theoretically engaged, full of brilliant insights into the new logics of capitalism and neoliberalism in China, and packed with wonderfully told ethnographic stories, anecdotes, and vignettes. A must read.”—Ralph A. Litzinger, author of Other Chinas: The Yao and the Politics of National Belonging“New Masters, New Servants is unique in its scope and ambition. One has the sense that Yan Hairong has really penetrated through several layers of mystification to see the inner workings of Chinese postsocialism and of neoliberalism at large. And through her sensitive and impassioned ethnographic engagement, she has animated the issues with lovingly rendered treatments of the circumstances and subject formation of domestic workers.”—Louisa Schein, author of Minority Rules: The Miao and the Feminine in China’s Cultural Politics“New Masters, New Servants is a sharp and brilliant book on many conceptual and methodological fronts. . . . For anyone who is interested in discovering the strange contours and texture of neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics, and its impact on individuals from one of the most marginalized social groups, this book is a must-read. For students and researchers in the fields of gender, consumption studies, critical development studies, migration, labor and, above all, subaltern subjectivity, this book is also a source of inspiration and intellectual satisfaction.” -- Wanning Sun * The China Journal *“New Masters, New Servants offers a sweeping critique of China’s reforms. It is politically and ideologically engaged, packed with insightful and brilliant discussions of relations between ‘state and market, countryside and city, mental and manual work, and gender and domesticity’. . . . [Yan’s book is] a good read for those eager to understand developments in China over the last two decades.” -- Shiling McQuaide * Labour/Le Travail *“This provocative and challenging book will be a must-read for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in anthropology, Asian Studies, cultural studies and critical theory, as well as for scholars seeking a though-provoking account of the metamorphosis of labour, class and subjectivity concomitant with postsocialism in China.” -- Arianne Gaetano * Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *“Yan’s new volume is both thought-provoking and entertaining. Clearly, the face of a globalizing China cannot be understood without a focus on the plight of migrant workers. This book is a timely contribution that provides that lens.” -- Ingrid Neilson * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1. The Emaciation of the Rural: "No Way Out" 25 2. Mind and Body, Gender and Class 53 Part I. "Intellectuals' Burdens" and Domestic Labor 57 Part II. Searching for the Proper Baomu 80 Intermezzo 1. A Survey of Employers 109 3. Suzhi as a New Human Value: Neoliberal Governance of Labor Migration 111 Intermezzo 2. Urban Folklore on Neoliberalism 139 4. A Mirage of Modernity: Pas de Deux of Consumption and Production 145 5. Self-Development and the Specter of Class 187 Intermezzo 3. Diary and Song 217 6. The Economic Law and Liminal Subjects 221 Notes 251 References 287 Index 307

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic account of South Asian American teen culture during the Silicon Valley dot-com boom. It focuses on how South Asian Americans, or "Desis," define and manage what it means to be successful in a place brimming with the promise of technology.Trade Review“An excellent, ethnographically rich study of the lives and practices of young South Asian Americans living in Silicon Valley, Desi Land lends itself to use in courses in fields including anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies, and Asian American studies. What I like best of all is that Shalini Shankar trains her lens on a particular generation’s experience while providing us with a rich cultural history of life in Silicon Valley at the turn of the twenty-first century.”—Purnima Mankekar, author of Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India“In this exciting book, Shalini Shankar writes about Desi teens in Silicon Valley with deep sympathy, humor, and genuine insight. The high-school students come alive through ethnographic detail, and yet Shankar’s analysis is sharp and thought provoking. Her theoretically sophisticated approach to diversity makes an important contribution to urban anthropology. I will recommend this book to everyone I know—scholars, educators, and advocates—who works with twenty-first-century youth.”—Jan English-Lueck, author of Cultures@SiliconValley“Shalini Shankar’s Desi Land is a loving portrait of young people trying their best to fashion culture and life in jobless America. Thick description and rich analysis of young Desis is an eye-opener, whether you’re wearing your mad tight color contacts or not.”—Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third WorldTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Welcome to Desi Land 1 1. California, Here We Come, Right Back Where We Started From 25 2. Defining Desi Teen Culture 53 3. Living and Desiring Desi Bling Life 80 4. Desi Fashions of Speaking 100 5. Being FOBulous on Multicultural Day 119 6. Remodeling the Model Minority Stereotype 142 7. Dating on the DL and Arranged Marriages 167 8. In the New Millennium 193 Postscript 211 Appendix 1: Student Interview 213 Appendix 2: Faculty Interview 218 Appendix 3: Parent and Relative Interview 220 Appendix 4: Student Survey 223 Notes 225 Glossary of Hindi and Punjabi Terms 237 Bibliography 239 Index 263

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Book SynopsisShows that the period from 1940 up to 1968, generally viewed as a time of social and political stability in Mexico, actually saw instances of popular discontent and wide-scale state repression. This work features the struggles surrounding the Mexican Revolution and contemporary rural uprisings such as the Zapatista rebellion.Trade Review“[A] nuanced and well-written book. . . . Padilla’s recognition both of the flaws in the single party system and the prolonged resistance to it helps complicate any neat division between an orderly period of industrial growth and relative social peace from 1940-1968, and one of prolonged crisis that followed. This book should be required reading for scholars wishing to think more deeply about such issues.” - Samuel Brunk, A Contracorriente“This is a concise recapitulation of little-known events during the PRI’s heyday. It is truly a myth-breaker.” - Jeffrey K. Lucas, Left History“One of the great strengths of this well-written book is that the author places the different periods in the regional history of peasant activism in Morelos— ‘the land of Zapata’—in the wider context of (inter)national developments.” - Wil G. Pansters, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“It is tempting to ask whether anything ‘new’ can possibly be added to the ‘new’ cultural history of Mexico, but Padilla delivers. . . . [N]early all of the powerful histories that have transformed our understanding of Mexico in recent years either conclude around 1940 or begin after 1968. This leaves a substantial gap, and Padilla’s book goes a long way to fill it. . . . As nostalgia for the mythical peace of PRI rule gains force in Mexico this year, Padilla’s reminder could not have come at a better time.” - Aaron Bobrow-Strain, American Historical Review“[Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata] is valuable, pioneering. . .significantly advances debate on the fundamental nature of postrevolutionary Mexico.” - Paul Gillingham, The Americas“Rural Rebellion is a valuable contribution to our understanding of this less-studied era of Mexican rural history. It is a well-researched and engaging book that should stimulate great interest among scholars of Mexican history, more generally, Latin Americanists and researcher of rural social movements and insurrections.” - Lynn Horton, Mobilization“Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata sets a new standard for historical studies of Mexican social protest and state repression after 1940. Drawing on rich campesino testimonies and state surveillance reports, Tanalís Padilla illuminates the seamy underbelly of the ‘Golden Age’ decades, puncturing any lingering, hegemonic notions of the PRI’s ‘perfect dictatorship.’ More than an engrossing and poignant account of the Jaramillistas’ unremitting electoral and insurgent struggles to compel the Official Party to fulfill its agrarian promises, this volume provides critical insights into the nation’s broader political experience and the dynamic nature of Latin American peasant movements.”—Gilbert M. Joseph, co-editor of Everyday Forms of State Formation: Revolution and the Negotiation of Rule in Modern Mexico“Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata sets a new standard for historical studies of Mexican social protest and state repression after 1940. Drawing on rich campesino testimonies and state surveillance reports, Tanalís Padilla illuminates the seamy underbelly of the ‘Golden Age’ decades, puncturing any lingering, hegemonic notions of the PRI’s ‘perfect dictatorship.’ More than an engrossing and poignant account of the Jaramillistas’ unremitting electoral and insurgent struggles to compel the Official Party to fulfill its agrarian promises, this volume provides critical insights into the nation’s broader political experience and the dynamic nature of Latin American peasant movements.”—Gilbert M. Joseph, co-editor of Everyday Forms of State Formation: Revolution and the Negotiation of Rule in Modern Mexico“Rural Rebellion is a valuable contribution to our understanding of this less-studied era of Mexican rural history. It is a well-researched and engaging book that should stimulate great interest among scholars of Mexican history, more generally, Latin Americanists and researcher of rural social movements and insurrections.” -- Lynn Horton * Mobilization *“[Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata] is valuable, pioneering. . .significantly advances debate on the fundamental nature of postrevolutionary Mexico.” -- Paul Gillingham * The Americas *“[A] nuanced and well-written book. . . . Padilla’s recognition both of the flaws in the single party system and the prolonged resistance to it helps complicate any neat division between an orderly period of industrial growth and relative social peace from 1940-1968, and one of prolonged crisis that followed. This book should be required reading for scholars wishing to think more deeply about such issues.” -- Samuel Brunk * A Contracorriente *“It is tempting to ask whether anything ‘new’ can possibly be added to the ‘new’ cultural history of Mexico, but Padilla delivers. . . . [N]early all of the powerful histories that have transformed our understanding of Mexico in recent years either conclude around 1940 or begin after 1968. This leaves a substantial gap, and Padilla’s book goes a long way to fill it. . . . As nostalgia for the mythical peace of PRI rule gains force in Mexico this year, Padilla’s reminder could not have come at a better time.” -- Aaron Bobrow-Strain * American Historical Review *“One of the great strengths of this well-written book is that the author places the different periods in the regional history of peasant activism in Morelos— ‘the land of Zapata’—in the wider context of (inter)national developments.” -- Wil G. Pansters * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“This is a concise recapitulation of little-known events during the PRI’s heyday. It is truly a myth-breaker.” -- Jeffrey K. Lucas * Left History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. The Ghost of Zapata 26 2. Jaramillo, Cárdenas, and the Emiliano Zapata Cooperative 55 3. The Agrarista Tradition 85 4. "Like Juárez, with Our Offices on the Run" 108 5. "They Made Him into a Rebel" 139 6. Gender, Community, and Struggle 161 7. Judas's Embrace 184 Conclusion: The Jaramillista Legacy 211 Notes 225 Bibliography 263 Index 279

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Book SynopsisAn examination of how Guatemalans are reckoning with the aftermath of a civil war that left fundamental assumptions about selves and others in tatters when it officially ended in 1996.Trade Review“. . .Nelson has given us a challenging, rich, creative text, remarkable for the ends, and beginnings, that it generates.” - Emily Yates-Doerr, e-misférica“[A] lively, compassionate, provocative exploration of experience in postwar Guatemala. Reckoning makes an important contribution to understandingcontemporary Guatemala and provides deep insights into the human political/social psychological condition.” - Norman B. Schwartz, Current Anthropology“[Nelson’s] elaborate account provides detailed information on important persons, events, and diverse social units, including Maya communities, NGOs, political parties and organizations, the Guatemalan state, the United States and other foreign powers. Her account of salient events that occured during this period reveal her profound and detailed knowledge of recent history in Guatemala, and this alone makes the book invaluable for anyone interested in recent developments in that effervescent country.” - Robert M. Carmack, The Americas“[A] unique, powerful vision of Guatemala today. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” - C. Hendrickson, Choice“The struggle to understand violence is a consuming task for many around the globe. Diane M. Nelson articulates stunning insights into the problem of understanding the violence in Guatemala and, by extension, our whole world of war and structural harm.”—Catherine A. Lutz, editor of The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle against U.S. Military Posts“Reckoning . . . is hauntingly beautiful, raising provocative questions, analytic complexities, and fascinating interconnections. It convincingly captures what it means to question assumptions, to challenge what we know, as it shows us some of the myriad ways that Guatemalans make sense of violence, loss, and the future.” -- Jennifer Burrell * PoLAR *“. . . Nelson has given us a challenging, rich, creative text, remarkable for the ends, and beginnings, that it generates.” -- Emily Yates-Doerr * e-misférica *“[A] lively, compassionate, provocative exploration of experience in postwar Guatemala. Reckoning makes an important contribution to understandingcontemporary Guatemala and provides deep insights into the human political/social psychological condition.” -- Norman B. Schwartz * Current Anthropology *“[A] unique, powerful vision of Guatemala today. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” -- C. Hendrickson * Choice *“[Nelson’s] elaborate account provides detailed information on important persons, events, and diverse social units, including Maya communities, NGOs, political parties and organizations, the Guatemalan state, the United States and other foreign powers. Her account of salient events that occured during this period reveal her profound and detailed knowledge of recent history in Guatemala, and this alone makes the book invaluable for anyone interested in recent developments in that effervescent country.” -- Robert M. Carmack * The Americas *Table of ContentsPref/face. Little Did I Know xiii AcKNOWLEDGEmeants xxxiii Chapter One. Under the Sign of the Virgen de Transito 1 Intertext One. Those who Are Transformed 31 Chapter Two. The Postwar Milieu: Means, Ends, and Identi-ties 39 Intertext Two. Co-memoration and Co-laboration: Screening and Screaming 73 Chapter Three. Horror's Special Effects 86 Intertext Three. Confidence Games 115 Chapter Four. Indian Giver or Nobel Savage?: Rigoberta Menchu Tum's Stoll/en Past 126 Intertext Four. Welcome to Bamboozled! A Modern-Day Minstrel Show 156 Chapter Five. Anthropologist Discovers Legendary Two-Faced Indian 165 Intertext Five. Look Out! Step Right Up! Paranoia and Other Entertainmeants 197 Chapter Six. Hidden Powers, Duplicitous State/s 208 Intertext Six. Counterscience in Colonial Laboratories 242 Chapter Seven. Life during Wartime 252 Intertext Seven. How Do You Get Someone to Give You Her Purse? 280 Chapter Eight. Accounting for the Postwar, Balancing the Book/s 290 Chapter Nine. The Ends 322 Notes 327 Works Cited 361 Index 387

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Book SynopsisShows that the period from 1940-1968, generally viewed as a time of social and political stability in Mexico, actually saw numerous instances of popular discontent and wide-scale state repression. This book provides a detailed history of a mid-20th-century agrarian mobilization in the Mexican state of Morelos, the homeland of Emiliano Zapata.Trade Review“[A] nuanced and well-written book. . . . Padilla’s recognition both of the flaws in the single party system and the prolonged resistance to it helps complicate any neat division between an orderly period of industrial growth and relative social peace from 1940-1968, and one of prolonged crisis that followed. This book should be required reading for scholars wishing to think more deeply about such issues.” - Samuel Brunk, A Contracorriente“This is a concise recapitulation of little-known events during the PRI’s heyday. It is truly a myth-breaker.” - Jeffrey K. Lucas, Left History“One of the great strengths of this well-written book is that the author places the different periods in the regional history of peasant activism in Morelos— ‘the land of Zapata’—in the wider context of (inter)national developments.” - Wil G. Pansters, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“It is tempting to ask whether anything ‘new’ can possibly be added to the ‘new’ cultural history of Mexico, but Padilla delivers. . . . [N]early all of the powerful histories that have transformed our understanding of Mexico in recent years either conclude around 1940 or begin after 1968. This leaves a substantial gap, and Padilla’s book goes a long way to fill it. . . . As nostalgia for the mythical peace of PRI rule gains force in Mexico this year, Padilla’s reminder could not have come at a better time.” - Aaron Bobrow-Strain, American Historical Review“[Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata] is valuable, pioneering. . .significantly advances debate on the fundamental nature of postrevolutionary Mexico.” - Paul Gillingham, The Americas“Rural Rebellion is a valuable contribution to our understanding of this less-studied era of Mexican rural history. It is a well-researched and engaging book that should stimulate great interest among scholars of Mexican history, more generally, Latin Americanists and researcher of rural social movements and insurrections.” - Lynn Horton, Mobilization“Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata sets a new standard for historical studies of Mexican social protest and state repression after 1940. Drawing on rich campesino testimonies and state surveillance reports, Tanalís Padilla illuminates the seamy underbelly of the ‘Golden Age’ decades, puncturing any lingering, hegemonic notions of the PRI’s ‘perfect dictatorship.’ More than an engrossing and poignant account of the Jaramillistas’ unremitting electoral and insurgent struggles to compel the Official Party to fulfill its agrarian promises, this volume provides critical insights into the nation’s broader political experience and the dynamic nature of Latin American peasant movements.”—Gilbert M. Joseph, co-editor of Everyday Forms of State Formation: Revolution and the Negotiation of Rule in Modern Mexico“Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata sets a new standard for historical studies of Mexican social protest and state repression after 1940. Drawing on rich campesino testimonies and state surveillance reports, Tanalís Padilla illuminates the seamy underbelly of the ‘Golden Age’ decades, puncturing any lingering, hegemonic notions of the PRI’s ‘perfect dictatorship.’ More than an engrossing and poignant account of the Jaramillistas’ unremitting electoral and insurgent struggles to compel the Official Party to fulfill its agrarian promises, this volume provides critical insights into the nation’s broader political experience and the dynamic nature of Latin American peasant movements.”—Gilbert M. Joseph, co-editor of Everyday Forms of State Formation: Revolution and the Negotiation of Rule in Modern Mexico“Rural Rebellion is a valuable contribution to our understanding of this less-studied era of Mexican rural history. It is a well-researched and engaging book that should stimulate great interest among scholars of Mexican history, more generally, Latin Americanists and researcher of rural social movements and insurrections.” -- Lynn Horton * Mobilization *“[Rural Resistance in the Land of Zapata] is valuable, pioneering. . .significantly advances debate on the fundamental nature of postrevolutionary Mexico.” -- Paul Gillingham * The Americas *“[A] nuanced and well-written book. . . . Padilla’s recognition both of the flaws in the single party system and the prolonged resistance to it helps complicate any neat division between an orderly period of industrial growth and relative social peace from 1940-1968, and one of prolonged crisis that followed. This book should be required reading for scholars wishing to think more deeply about such issues.” -- Samuel Brunk * A Contracorriente *“It is tempting to ask whether anything ‘new’ can possibly be added to the ‘new’ cultural history of Mexico, but Padilla delivers. . . . [N]early all of the powerful histories that have transformed our understanding of Mexico in recent years either conclude around 1940 or begin after 1968. This leaves a substantial gap, and Padilla’s book goes a long way to fill it. . . . As nostalgia for the mythical peace of PRI rule gains force in Mexico this year, Padilla’s reminder could not have come at a better time.” -- Aaron Bobrow-Strain * American Historical Review *“One of the great strengths of this well-written book is that the author places the different periods in the regional history of peasant activism in Morelos— ‘the land of Zapata’—in the wider context of (inter)national developments.” -- Wil G. Pansters * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *“This is a concise recapitulation of little-known events during the PRI’s heyday. It is truly a myth-breaker.” -- Jeffrey K. Lucas * Left History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. The Ghost of Zapata 26 2. Jaramillo, Cárdenas, and the Emiliano Zapata Cooperative 55 3. The Agrarista Tradition 85 4. "Like Juárez, with Our Offices on the Run" 108 5. "They Made Him into a Rebel" 139 6. Gender, Community, and Struggle 161 7. Judas's Embrace 184 Conclusion: The Jaramillista Legacy 211 Notes 225 Bibliography 263 Index 279

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Book SynopsisThrough sixty-one beautifully crafted, concise essays, the anthropologist Michael Jackson reflects on life situations where we are sometimes thrown open to new ways of understanding ourselves and connecting with others.Trade Review“Michael Jackson’s sixty-one short essays, based on his experiences in disparate geographical settings, are designed to speak to each reader individually like a sophisticated musical composition, rather than advancing a linear argument. . . . Jackson’s case that ‘history, religion, spirituality, culture are shop-worn terms,’ and should be replaced by ‘the image of life at the edge of language, a shoreline on which the sea washes ceaselessly,’ is given substance by his own literary skill. And it is possible to glimpse here the makings of a shared ‘religious’ sensibility that may be fitfully emerging to unite different peoples and traditions, in ways influenced by, but not entirely decreed by, the gods of the marketplace.” - Jonathan Benthall, Times Literary Supplement“As always . . . Jackson writes with beauty and great clarity on demandingand elusive topics.” - Hayder Al-Mohammad, Social Anthropology“Jackson excels at an interpretive method in which the power resides in storytelling. The Palm at the End of the Mind is a book to think with as it evokes the beauty and mystery of our experiences. Its stories haunt the imagination and so illustrate the power of phenomenology.” - REBECCA A. ALLAHYARI, Anthropology and Humanism“The Palm at the End of the Mind is a marvelous work of deep scholarly and artistic significance. Michael Jackson reflects on those things—love, loss, pain, courage, resilience—that define the human condition. Bringing a lifetime of work in anthropology to bear, he provides a rich description of the irreducible dynamics of living in social worlds that are in continuous flux.”—Paul Stoller, author of The Power of the Between: An Anthropological Odyssey“Elegant and harrowing, this book from renowned ethnographer Michael Jackson takes us to the borderlands of human experience, where normal habits of thought and rules of social location are lost or ruptured, ‘where we confront sides of ourselves that ordinarily do not see the light of day, yet from which new modes of consciousness may take shape.’ As Jackson moves fluidly between storytelling, poetry, memoir, metaphysics, social commentary, interior exploration, and existential reflection, we travel with him around the globe and through incongruous histories: ‘penumbral domains’ that he argues do not belong exclusively to the language of religion, or even to language itself. The Palm at the End of the Mind insists on the integrity of transmutations, even terrible ones, for these are still eternally precious and deeply true. It bears witness to the cosmic connections forged in such mystery, refusing to let us look away. Long after its last page, it haunts, it sings, it prophesies. This is a brilliant ethnography of the heart.”—Kimberley Patton, Harvard Divinity School“As always . . . Jackson writes with beauty and great clarity on demanding and elusive topics.” -- Hayder Al-Mohammad * Social Anthropology *“Jackson excels at an interpretive method in which the power resides in storytelling. The Palm at the End of the Mind is a book to think with as it evokes the beauty and mystery of our experiences. Its stories haunt the imagination and so illustrate the power of phenomenology.” -- Rebecca A. Allahyari * Anthropology and Humanism *“Michael Jackson’s sixty-one short essays, based on his experiences in disparate geographical settings, are designed to speak to each reader individually like a sophisticated musical composition, rather than advancing a linear argument. . . . Jackson’s case that ‘history, religion, spirituality, culture are shop-worn terms,’ and should be replaced by ‘the image of life at the edge of language, a shoreline on which the sea washes ceaselessly,’ is given substance by his own literary skill. And it is possible to glimpse here the makings of a shared ‘religious’ sensibility that may be fitfully emerging to unite different peoples and traditions, in ways influenced by, but not entirely decreed by, the gods of the marketplace.” -- Jonathan Benthall * TLS *Table of ContentsPreface xi 1. Ancestral Roots The Real 1 Only Connect 2 93 Irving Street 4 Reconnecting 8 Missed Connections 11 Tertium Quid 14 The Dead 19 Mind the Gap 23 The Genealogical Imagination 29 The Penumbral 34 After Midnight 38 Second Skins 40 On Not Severing the Vine When Harvesting the Grapes 42 Corrupted Con-texts 46 The Broken Heart 48 2. Primary Bonds Incarnations 52 The Matrixial 57 A Letter from Athens 61 Emily's Journal 62 Beginnings 65 The Pain in Painting 69 Paths 73 Parallel Lives 75 My Lunch with arthur 81 The Wellness Narratives 84 Night 94 Outside the Window 98 "What Really Matters" 99 3. Elective Affinities Knots 103 Marina del Rey 106 In Limbo 108 In Media Res 108 In Wellington 112 The Enigma of Anteriority 116 Survivor Guilt 119 Ventifact 123 Measured Talk 129 Heaven and Hell 131 Manifest Destiny 134 The Nature of Things 148 The Road of Excess 159 The Eternal Ones of the Dream 162 Strange Lights 15 Recognitions 168 The Other Portion 173 It Happens 176 Ships That Pass in the Night 178 4. Competing Values Cafe Stelling 182 Value Judgments 184 The Bottle Imp 189 Marginal Notes 193 A Storyteller's Story 195 Big Thing and Small Thing 200 Sacrifice 203 Prince Vessantara 208 The Girl Who Went Beneath the Water 210 Ill-Gotten Gains 216 Is Nothing Sacred? 221 Return to the Cafe Stelling 229 Metanoia 232 The Place Where We Live 236 Acknowledgments 239

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic exploration of how young South Asian Muslim immigrants living in the United States experienced and understood national belonging (or exclusion) in the years immediately following September 11, 2001.Trade Review“There are no easy answers in Missing, but Maira offers a nuanced language for understanding what citizenship and dissent mean to these young people during the War on Terror. . . . Missing is impressive for the depth of its analysis of the lives of South Asian Muslim immigrant youth. . . .” - Matt Delmont, American Quarterly“Basing her analysis on ethnographic research, the author captures the sense of disappointment and bewilderment of her informants caught in a double bind while trying to construct an identity that would make them feel secure in the turmoil of this post-911 world. Maira interprets individual representations in light of policy and macro analysis of empire. She shows how nation-state policies influence individual lives in a way that contributes much to the confusion about status and rights experienced by South Asian immigrant Muslim youth.” - Ibrahim G. Aoudé, Teachers College Record“[Missing] provides rich mining grounds to scholars from fields as wide as postcolonialism, cultural studies, sociology and history. In that sense, despite its socio-anthropologically empirical structure, it is a trans-disciplinary book. . . . This is a brave, honest and necessary study.” - Tabish Khair, South Asian Diaspora“Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11 is a timely and important contribution to study of life in the post–9/11 United States for Muslim, South Asian, and Arab communities, in general, and for Muslim immigrant youth in a New England high school, in particular. Engaging deeply and comprehensively with theories of empire, race, and cultural citizenship, the author uses richly textured ethnographic material drawn from school, work, home, and protests to chart the different practices and meaning of cultural citizenship in the everyday lives of young people here and in the countries their parents left behind.” - Susan Terrio, American Anthropologist“Maira’s book Missing is a beautifully written analysis, dense with theory and facts. . . . I predict that Maira’s unique study will come to influence many researchers in their ethnic studies.“ - Hedvig Ekerwald, Ethnic and Racial Studies“How is national belonging experienced by South Asian teenagers in post-9/11 America? In a deeply thoughtful and compassionate ethnography, Sunaina Marr Maira explores this question, providing one of the most compelling analyses of citizenship in contemporary America. She introduces us to young people who worry about deportation, racism, and the challenges of schooling in another language, but who also possess an acute analysis of imperialism and are capable of forging a transnational community united as much by Bollywood as by their sudden elevation to Public Enemy Number 1. Maira’s stunning achievement is to give vivid content to state power, providing an up close and personal look at how it is lived and resisted by those whom we relentless evict from political community.”—Sherene H. Razack, author of Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law and Politics“Sunaina Marr Maira has authored one of the most important books of our time. Missing is a carefully researched and beautifully written account of the experiences, ideas, and opinions of South Asian Muslim immigrant children in the United States who find themselves deemed enemies of the state through no fault of their own in the aftermath of 9/11. Through a deft blend of ethnography and cultural critique, Maira demonstrates how the expanding reach and power of the nation-state overseas leads to new forms of disciplinary control at home: in schools, workplaces, media imagery, and immigration law.”—George Lipsitz, author of Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music“Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11 is a timely and important contribution to study of life in the post–9/11 United States for Muslim, South Asian, and Arab communities, in general, and for Muslim immigrant youth in a New England high school, in particular. Engaging deeply and comprehensively with theories of empire, race, and cultural citizenship, the author uses richly textured ethnographic material drawn from school, work, home, and protests to chart the different practices and meaning of cultural citizenship in the everyday lives of young people here and in the countries their parents left behind.” -- Susan Terrio * American Anthropologist *“[Missing] provides rich mining grounds to scholars from fields as wide as postcolonialism, cultural studies, sociology and history. In that sense, despite its socio-anthropologically empirical structure, it is a trans-disciplinary book. . . . This is a brave, honest and necessary study.” -- Tabish Khair * South Asian Diaspora *“Basing her analysis on ethnographic research, the author captures the sense of disappointment and bewilderment of her informants caught in a double bind while trying to construct an identity that would make them feel secure in the turmoil of this post-911 world. Maira interprets individual representations in light of policy and macro analysis of empire. She shows how nation-state policies influence individual lives in a way that contributes much to the confusion about status and rights experienced by South Asian immigrant Muslim youth.” -- Ibrahim G. Aoudé * Teachers College Record *“There are no easy answers in Missing, but Maira offers a nuanced language for understanding what citizenship and dissent mean to these young people during the War on Terror. . . . Missing is impressive for the depth of its analysis of the lives of South Asian Muslim immigrant youth. . . .” -- Matt Delmont * American Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. South Asian Muslim Youth in the United States after 9/11 1 1. Imperial Feelings: U.S. Empire and the War on Terror 37 2. Cultural Citizenship 76 3. Transnational Citizenship: Flexibility and Control 95 4. Economies of Citizenship: Work, Play, and Polyculturalism 128 5. Dissenting Citizenship: Orientalisms, Feminisms, and Dissenting Feelings 190 6. Missing: Fear, Complicity, and Solidarity 258 Appendix. A Note on Methods 291 Notes 293 Bibliography 305 Index 329

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Book SynopsisLeading anthropologists consider issues of truth, memory, and representation in the aftermath of genocides in the Balkans, Guatemala, Indonesia, East Timor, Germany, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan.Trade Review“While the volume intends to make a special contribution to anthropology, a wide range of readers will find it fascinating and insightful, including this political scientist.” - Elisabeth King, Human Rights & Human Welfare“Overall, this book is a useful and equally fascinating read for scholars and students of genocide studies, as well as for those who are otherwise interested in the subject matter. The coherent organization of the chapters, including cross-references between essays, makes it a strong and concise contribution.” - Maria Irchenhauser, H-Net Reviews“This is an extraordinary book, anthropology at its best, drawing on the extreme to enlighten more common features of memory, representation, and the variability of truth. . . . This well-constructed book will be of interest to many, especially to all social anthropologists who try to grasp the complex intertwining of imagination, action, and comprehension and their individual and societal nexus that the last chapter hints at. Theoretical distance may help them cope with, at times, painful or troubling empathy.” - Danielle de Lame, American Ethnologist“A timely and relevant collection of essays interrogating genocide’s relationship to the Truth/Memory/Representation triumvirate, this anthology weaves together new and old themes in Genocide Studies while paying attention to underserved genocidal incidents and offering new insights on well-covered events. This makes it a worthy read for an audience with a wide-range of backgrounds and interests.” - Christina M. Morus, Journal for Peace and Justice Studies“Genocide: Truth, Memory and Representation includes case studies and analyses about individuals worldwide who continue to live in communities and cope in their everyday lives with the aftermath of genocide and other mass violence. And, for the anthropologists who arrive at these places, this volume reveals their difficulties of trying to hear testimony and analyze past and present truths and memories. The essays reveal how complicated, risky but much needed such undertakings are.” - Joyce Apsel, Human Rights Review“Genocide: Truth, Memory, and Representation brings the scholarship on genocide to a new level. The editors have assembled a superb group of anthropologists who demonstrate that innovative research and deep, probing questions can also be accompanied by great empathy for victims. Every chapter inspires a rethinking of received categories without ever losing sight of the immense, tragic dimension of genocide.”—Eric D. Weitz, author of A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation“This volume brings rich historical and contemporary ethnographic material to bear on the urgent task of writing against violence and terror. The volume benefits greatly from the long-term professional commitments of anthropologists working in settings embroiled in violence and engaging with peoples suffering the ongoing sequelae and cycles of genocidal terror.”—Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio and co-editor of Violence in War and Peace“Genocide: Truth, Memory and Representation includes case studies and analyses about individuals worldwide who continue to live in communities and cope in their everyday lives with the aftermath of genocide and other mass violence. And, for the anthropologists who arrive at these places, this volume reveals their difficulties of trying to hear testimony and analyze past and present truths and memories. The essays reveal how complicated, risky but much needed such undertakings are.” -- Joyce Apsel * Human Rights Review *“A timely and relevant collection of essays interrogating genocide’s relationship to the Truth/Memory/Representation triumvirate, this anthology weaves together new and old themes in Genocide Studies while paying attention to underserved genocidal incidents and offering new insights on well-covered events. This makes it a worthy read for an audience with a wide-range of backgrounds and interests.” -- Christina M. Morus * Journal for Peace and Justice Studies *“Overall, this book is a useful and equally fascinating read for scholars and students of genocide studies, as well as for those who are otherwise interested in the subject matter. The coherent organization of the chapters, including cross-references between essays, makes it a strong and concise contribution.” -- Maria Irchenhauser * H-Net Reviews *“This is an extraordinary book, anthropology at its best, drawing on the extreme to enlighten more common features of memory, representation, and the variability of truth. . . . This well-constructed book will be of interest to many, especially to all social anthropologists who try to grasp the complex intertwining of imagination, action, and comprehension and their individual and societal nexus that the last chapter hints at. Theoretical distance may help them cope with, at times, painful or troubling empathy.” -- Danielle de Lame * American Ethnologist *“While the volume intends to make a special contribution to anthropology, a wide range of readers will find it fascinating and insightful, including this political scientist.” -- Elisabeth King, * Human Rights & Human Welfare *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Genocide, Truth, Memory, and Representation: An Introduction / Kevin Lewis O'Neill and Alexander Laban Hinton 1 Part 1. Truth/Memory/Representation 1. What Is an Anthropology of Genocide? Reflections on Field Research with Maya Survivors in Guatemala / Victoria Sanford 29 2. Perverse Outcomes: International Monitoring and the Perpetuation of Violence in Sudan / Sharon E. Hutchinson 54 3. Whose Genocide? Whose Truth? Representations of Victim and Perpetrator in Rwanda / Jennie E. Burnet 80 Part 2. Truth/Memory/Representation 4. A Politics of Silences: Violence, Memory, and Treacherous Speech in Post-1965 Bali / Leslie Dwyer 113 5. The Limits of Empathy: Emotional Anesthesia and the Museum of Corpses in Post-Holocaust Germany / Uli Linke 147 6. Forgotten Guatemala: Genocide, Truth, and Denial in Guatemala's Oriente / Debra Rodman 193 Part 3. Truth/Memory/Representation 7. Addressing the Legacies of Mass Violence and Genocide in Indonesia and East Timor: Truth, Memory, and Corruption / Elizabeth Drexler 219 8. Mediated Hostility: Media, Affective Citizenship, and Genocide in Northern Nigeria / Conerly Casey 247 9. Cleansed of Experience? Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and the Challenges of Anthropological Representation / Pamela Ballinger 279 Epilogue: The Imagination of Genocide / Antonius C. G. M. Robben 317 Contributors 333 Index 339

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Book SynopsisAn ethnographic exploration of how young South Asian Muslim immigrants living in the United States experienced and understood national belonging (or exclusion) in the years immediately following September 11, 2001.Trade Review“There are no easy answers in Missing, but Maira offers a nuanced language for understanding what citizenship and dissent mean to these young people during the War on Terror. . . . Missing is impressive for the depth of its analysis of the lives of South Asian Muslim immigrant youth. . . .” - Matt Delmont, American Quarterly“Basing her analysis on ethnographic research, the author captures the sense of disappointment and bewilderment of her informants caught in a double bind while trying to construct an identity that would make them feel secure in the turmoil of this post-911 world. Maira interprets individual representations in light of policy and macro analysis of empire. She shows how nation-state policies influence individual lives in a way that contributes much to the confusion about status and rights experienced by South Asian immigrant Muslim youth.” - Ibrahim G. Aoudé, Teachers College Record“[Missing] provides rich mining grounds to scholars from fields as wide as postcolonialism, cultural studies, sociology and history. In that sense, despite its socio-anthropologically empirical structure, it is a trans-disciplinary book. . . . This is a brave, honest and necessary study.” - Tabish Khair, South Asian Diaspora“Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11 is a timely and important contribution to study of life in the post–9/11 United States for Muslim, South Asian, and Arab communities, in general, and for Muslim immigrant youth in a New England high school, in particular. Engaging deeply and comprehensively with theories of empire, race, and cultural citizenship, the author uses richly textured ethnographic material drawn from school, work, home, and protests to chart the different practices and meaning of cultural citizenship in the everyday lives of young people here and in the countries their parents left behind.” - Susan Terrio, American Anthropologist“Maira’s book Missing is a beautifully written analysis, dense with theory and facts. . . . I predict that Maira’s unique study will come to influence many researchers in their ethnic studies.“ - Hedvig Ekerwald, Ethnic and Racial Studies“How is national belonging experienced by South Asian teenagers in post-9/11 America? In a deeply thoughtful and compassionate ethnography, Sunaina Marr Maira explores this question, providing one of the most compelling analyses of citizenship in contemporary America. She introduces us to young people who worry about deportation, racism, and the challenges of schooling in another language, but who also possess an acute analysis of imperialism and are capable of forging a transnational community united as much by Bollywood as by their sudden elevation to Public Enemy Number 1. Maira’s stunning achievement is to give vivid content to state power, providing an up close and personal look at how it is lived and resisted by those whom we relentless evict from political community.”—Sherene H. Razack, author of Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law and Politics“Sunaina Marr Maira has authored one of the most important books of our time. Missing is a carefully researched and beautifully written account of the experiences, ideas, and opinions of South Asian Muslim immigrant children in the United States who find themselves deemed enemies of the state through no fault of their own in the aftermath of 9/11. Through a deft blend of ethnography and cultural critique, Maira demonstrates how the expanding reach and power of the nation-state overseas leads to new forms of disciplinary control at home: in schools, workplaces, media imagery, and immigration law.”—George Lipsitz, author of Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music“Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11 is a timely and important contribution to study of life in the post–9/11 United States for Muslim, South Asian, and Arab communities, in general, and for Muslim immigrant youth in a New England high school, in particular. Engaging deeply and comprehensively with theories of empire, race, and cultural citizenship, the author uses richly textured ethnographic material drawn from school, work, home, and protests to chart the different practices and meaning of cultural citizenship in the everyday lives of young people here and in the countries their parents left behind.” -- Susan Terrio * American Anthropologist *“[Missing] provides rich mining grounds to scholars from fields as wide as postcolonialism, cultural studies, sociology and history. In that sense, despite its socio-anthropologically empirical structure, it is a trans-disciplinary book. . . . This is a brave, honest and necessary study.” -- Tabish Khair * South Asian Diaspora *“Basing her analysis on ethnographic research, the author captures the sense of disappointment and bewilderment of her informants caught in a double bind while trying to construct an identity that would make them feel secure in the turmoil of this post-911 world. Maira interprets individual representations in light of policy and macro analysis of empire. She shows how nation-state policies influence individual lives in a way that contributes much to the confusion about status and rights experienced by South Asian immigrant Muslim youth.” -- Ibrahim G. Aoudé * Teachers College Record *“There are no easy answers in Missing, but Maira offers a nuanced language for understanding what citizenship and dissent mean to these young people during the War on Terror. . . . Missing is impressive for the depth of its analysis of the lives of South Asian Muslim immigrant youth. . . .” -- Matt Delmont * American Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. South Asian Muslim Youth in the United States after 9/11 1 1. Imperial Feelings: U.S. Empire and the War on Terror 37 2. Cultural Citizenship 76 3. Transnational Citizenship: Flexibility and Control 95 4. Economies of Citizenship: Work, Play, and Polyculturalism 128 5. Dissenting Citizenship: Orientalisms, Feminisms, and Dissenting Feelings 190 6. Missing: Fear, Complicity, and Solidarity 258 Appendix. A Note on Methods 291 Notes 293 Bibliography 305 Index 329

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Book SynopsisClaims that there is a cultural logic to Palestinian suicide bombings, and that these acts can neither be understood nor effectively countered without taking this into account. This title illuminates the Palestinians' perspective on the conflict with Israel and provides a model for ethnographers seeking to make sense of political violence.Trade Review“The Making of a Human Bomb by Nasser Abufarha is required reading, for it links the 21st century’s leading sociological perspective (culture) with the new century’s quintessential form of political violence (suicide bombers, or SBs).” - Albert J. Bergesen, American Journal of Sociology“With this book, [Abufarha] has made several incisive contributions, and not only towards understanding the suicide bombers of the Intifada. Yet non-Palestinian scholars invested in research and reading about Palestine should read Abufarha’s book not only for his insightful analysis but also for the value of his reportage of the ‘on the ground’ perspectives of Palestinians in the northern West Bank. On both accounts, and various mixtures thereof, this is an important book I highly recommend.” - Les W. Field, Journal of Anthropological Research“Abufarha can hardly be blamed for this apparent disconnect between his strongest material and his analytical conclusions. It results from writing perhaps the most difficult kind of ethnography imaginable, one whose physical subject has vanished and been replaced by competing ideologies. Abufarha deserves credit for rising to this challenge and writing an insightful, passionately researched, and consistently provocative if analytically uneven book. He has broken new ground; may others join him in tilling it.” - Diana Allan, American Ethnologist“[Abufarha’s] research is extensive and his thesis powerful. . . .” - Steven E. Levingston, Washington Post “Short Stack” blog“[T]he best book I've come across on explaining the source of conflict. . . . The author does a very good job of presenting a complex situation and making it understandable. It's a powerful book. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in the core reasons behind the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, understanding the Palestinian use of suicide attacks on civilians, and/or understanding some factors which drive the acceptance and use of suicide bombs in any culture.” - Debbie White, Different Time, Different Place blog“The Making of a Human Bomb by Nasser Abufarha is required reading, for it links the 21st century’s leading sociological perspective (culture) with the new century’s quintessential form of political violence (suicide bombers, or SBs).” - Albert J. Bergesen, American Journal of Sociology“The Making of a Human Bomb is a powerful book. Reflecting on suicide bombings, Nasser Abufarha explains more: the collective state of mind of the Palestinian population since the Oslo process broke down in 2000. His book will be quite useful for anyone seeking to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as perceived from the Palestinian side.”—John Quigley, author of The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective“The Making of a Human Bomb by Nasser Abufarha is required reading, for it links the 21st century’s leading sociological perspective (culture) with the new century’s quintessential form of political violence (suicide bombers, or SBs).” -- Albert J. Bergesen * American Journal of Sociology *“[T]he best book I've come across on explaining the source of conflict. . . . The author does a very good job of presenting a complex situation and making it understandable. It's a powerful book. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in the core reasons behind the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, understanding the Palestinian use of suicide attacks on civilians, and/or understanding some factors which drive the acceptance and use of suicide bombs in any culture.” -- Debbie White * Different Time Different Place blog *“Abufarha can hardly be blamed for this apparent disconnect between his strongest material and his analytical conclusions. It results from writing perhaps the most difficult kind of ethnography imaginable, one whose physical subject has vanished and been replaced by competing ideologies. Abufarha deserves credit for rising to this challenge and writing an insightful, passionately researched, and consistently provocative if analytically uneven book. He has broken new ground; may others join him in tilling it.” -- Diana Allan * American Ethnologist *“With this book, [Abufarha] has made several incisive contributions, and not only towards understanding the suicide bombers of the Intifada. Yet non-Palestinian scholars invested in research and reading about Palestine should read Abufarha’s book not only for his insightful analysis but also for the value of his reportage of the ‘on the ground’ perspectives of Palestinians in the northern West Bank. On both accounts, and various mixtures thereof, this is an important book I highly recommend.” -- Les W. Field * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Introduction 1 2. Histories and Historicities in Palestine 26 3. State Expansion and the Violence of "Peace Making" in Palestine 64 4. The Carrier 99 5. Dying to Live 136 6. The Strategies and Politics of Martyrdom in Palestine 189 7. Conclusion 224 Appendix 243 Notes 245 Bibliography 259 Index 269

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary argument that the concept of cultural creolization must be expanded to encompass cultural productions by vulnerable populations living in situations of modern power inequalities anywhere in the world.Trade Review“This is a demanding and provocative text. . . . Crichlow makes a number of insightful interventions, usually by way of pinpointing a problem in how creolization has been used and then bringing new analogies into play.” - Huon Wardle, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“This provocative book will surely attract attention with its signal contribution to the rich interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial and postcolonial discourse, history, anthropology, philosophy, political science, literary criticism, and of course Caribbean studies. . . . The book is dense, and not something to absorb in one sitting; it savors like a fine wine.” - Aníbal José Aponte Colón, Caribbean Studies“One of the prominent features of Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination is its narrative, methodology, and eclectic approach. Instead of one grand narrative, the book contains many narratives embodying multiple ideas and viewing angles. These narratives present different rich ethnographies, each of which is fundamental to explaining creolization as an open and liberated concept and the post-creole imagination. Also prominent is the simmering of multi disciplinary varieties of theories and concepts. Borrowing from Glissant, Trouillot, Bhabha, Derrida, Foucault, Bourdieu, Lefebvre, and Mbeme, among others, Crichlow creates a unique yet complicated theoretical approach. Moreover, the multidisciplinary profile of the author and contributor Patricia Northover add a new element in the eclectic academic approach of the book.” - Milagros Ricourt, SX SalonCrichlow brings an extensive knowledge of postcolonial, diaspora, transnational, and globalization theory to debates over the historical specifi city and generalizability of creolization, and her ambitious work opens up new paths for the study of agency and cultural transformation in globalized time and space.” - Nicole Simek, Symploke“Crichlow’s foray is well worth reading. Her critiqueof some of the sacred cows of creolization studies and suggestions for alternative conceptualizations, drawn primarily from literary criticism and philosophy but enhanced with anthropological and historical works, are thoughtful and provocative.” - Aisha Khan, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology“Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination invites us to move creolization debates beyond the plantation and the ideological constructions of Caribbean national identity, which have generated numerous exclusions and misrecognitions to the meaning of creole culture and citizenship. . . . [I]t raises questions both thought-provoking and challenging. . . .” - Raquel Romberg, New West Indian Guide“Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination is a brilliant piece of work that engages with an extensive volume of transdisciplinary scholarship related to fundamental issues of modern subjectivity and subjecthood. Its point of departure is the place of modern subjects in the spaces occupied particularly by the Caribbean subaltern of former English colonies.”—Percy C. Hintzen, author of West Indian in the West: Self-Representations in an Immigrant Community“This is an exceptional book. Michaeline A. Crichlow juxtaposes erudite knowledge about several specialized fields with an experimental stance that aims at detecting the making of conditions often seen as a mere attribute. She shows us how creolization is made, thereby becoming much more than disadvantaged status. In this making lies the possibility that powerlessness can be complex and in this complexity lie the elements for making the political, whether expressed in cultural or recognizably political vocabularies. This book opens up a new terrain for inquiry and interpretation.”—Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages“Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination invites us to move creolization debates beyond the plantation and the ideological constructions of Caribbean national identity, which have generated numerous exclusions and misrecognitions to the meaning of creole culture and citizenship. . . . [I]t raises questions both thought-provoking and challenging. . . .” -- Raquel Romberg * New West Indian Guide *“Crichlow’s foray is well worth reading. Her critiqueof some of the sacred cows of creolization studies and suggestions for alternative conceptualizations, drawn primarily from literary criticism and philosophy but enhanced with anthropological and historical works, are thoughtful and provocative.” -- Aisha Khan * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *“One of the prominent features of Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination is its narrative, methodology, and eclectic approach. Instead of one grand narrative, the book contains many narratives embodying multiple ideas and viewing angles. These narratives present different rich ethnographies, each of which is fundamental to explaining creolization as an open and liberated concept and the post-creole imagination. Also prominent is the simmering of multi disciplinary varieties of theories and concepts. Borrowing from Glissant, Trouillot, Bhabha, Derrida, Foucault, Bourdieu, Lefebvre, and Mbeme, among others, Crichlow creates a unique yet complicated theoretical approach. Moreover, the multidisciplinary profile of the author and contributor Patricia Northover add a new element in the eclectic academic approach of the book.” -- Milagros Ricourt * SX Salon *“This is a demanding and provocative text. . . . Crichlow makes a number of insightful interventions, usually by way of pinpointing a problem in how creolization has been used and then bringing new analogies into play.” -- Huon Wardle * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“This provocative book will surely attract attention with its signal contribution to the rich interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial and postcolonial discourse, history, anthropology, philosophy, political science, literary criticism, and of course Caribbean studies. . . . The book is dense, and not something to absorb in one sitting; it savors like a fine wine.” -- Aníbal José Aponte Colón * Caribbean Studies *Crichlow brings an extensive knowledge of postcolonial, diaspora, transnational, and globalization theory to debates over the historical specifi city and generalizability of creolization, and her ambitious work opens up new paths for the study of agency and cultural transformation in globalized time and space.” -- Nicole Simek * Symploke *Table of ContentsPreface ix Prologue. Globalization and Creole Identities: The Shaping of Power in Post-Plantation Spaces 1 1. Locating the Global in Creolization: Ships Sailing Through Modern Space 15 2. Creole Time on the Move 41 3. Decentering the "Dialectics of Resistance" in the Context of a Globalizing Modern: Afro-Creoles under Colonial Rule 73 4. Power and Its Subjects in Postcolonial Performance 107 5. "Gens Anglaises": Diasporic Movements Remixing the World with Post-Creole Imaginations 135 6. An eBay Imaginary in an Unequal World: Creolization on the Move 171 Epilogue. Rethinking Creolization through Multiple Présences: Masks, Masquerades, and the Making of Modern Subjects 201 Notes 221 Index 281

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Book SynopsisReveals the human drama behind the radical agrarian reform process that unfolded in Peru during the final three decades of the twentieth century. This book also evaluates Peru's military government (1969-79), its audacious agrarian reform program, and what that reform meant to Peruvians from all walks of life.Trade Review“Beyond statistics and graphics, the Peruvian agrarian reform of 1969 was a human drama that had so far eluded comprehensive academic inquiry. Relying on his life-long Andean experience Enrique Mayer has successfully undertaken the task. The result is a vivid fresco in which beneficiaries and losers, officers and militants, appeared as the contradictory protagonists of a process that would transform Peru in unexpected ways. An impressive achievement.” —José Luis Rénique, author of La batalla por Puno. Conflicto agrario y nación en los Andes peruanos“Enrique Mayer gracefully interweaves three accounts of the Peruvian agrarian reform: the eyewitness reports of those who spoke and wrote as it took place, the decades-old recollections of those who lived through it, and the insights of those who analyzed it as social scientists. This compelling work will be of great value to anyone concerned with Latin America, because it provides the fullest published description of one of the greatest social transformations in the region’s history. It will be of deep interest to all of those who seek to understand how human societies draw on both memory and forgetting to survive the traumatic upheavals that arise in situations of great injustice and that unloose violence and revenge. And it provides evocatively written stories for those who seek human drama. No reader will ever forget Mayer’s vivid tales of individuals who find themselves confronted with moral dilemmas as historical events sweep suddenly into their simple lives.”—Ben Orlove, author of Darkening Peaks: Glacier Retreat, Science and SocietyTable of ContentsAbout the Series ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv 1. Agrarian Reforms 1 2. Heroes and Antiheroes 41 3. Landowners 75 4. Managers and Union Leaders 111 5. Machu Asnu Cooperativa 151 6. Veterinarians and Comuneros 183 Conclusion 229 Abbreviations 243 Notes 245 Glossary 275 References 279 Index 291

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the ways that General Rafael Trujillos dictatorship (1930–1961) pervaded everyday life in the Dominican Republics capital, Santo Domingo.Trade Review“Lauren Derby has written a fascinating cultural history of the brutal, three-decade-long Trujillo regime, illustrating the complex and complicit relationship between the dictator and the Dominican pueblo.” - Allen Wells, The Americas“What is fascinating about Derby’s study is her ability to pull from a variety of primary sources to support her methodology and topics addressed throughout text. Her study draws on several important and untapped archival documents from international and domestic repositories in addition to oral histories that reveal the voices of the popular masses.” - Christina Violeta Jones, The Latin Americanist“The Dictator’s Seduction is an outstanding and original book that is surprising in its originality and depth and displays a clear command of this period in Dominican history. Experts and beginning students of Dominican affairs will find this book a worthy read.” - Frank Moya Pons, Americas Quarterly“Derby’s cultural history of the Era of Trujillo is a valuable contribution to thestudy of the regime. Her research, which is enhanced by her use of anthropological tools, should serve as a guide to historians as they reevaluate other twentieth-century Latin American dictatorships. An engaging and well-written study, The Dictator’s Seduction will benefit scholars and students of Dominican history.” - Michael R. Hall, Journal of Latin American Studies“Lauren Derby’s book changes our understanding of Rafael Trujillo’s infamous dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. . . . This is a creative, original, and ambitious book. It is full of insights and wonderful ideas. . . . Derby turns received historical interpretations upside down. She does not shy away from controversy; indeed, she seems to seek it. In my view that is what it takes to be a very good historian.” - Elizabeth Dore, American Historical Review“Beautifully written and meticulously researched, The Dictator’s Seduction is essential reading for scholars of repressive regimes and the machinery of violence that keeps dictators in power. Rafael Trujillo insinuated himself into his citizens’ public and private lives. Lauren Derby connects Trujillo’s backstage political machinations and private obsessions with his public image and spectacles.”—Denise Brennan, author of What’s Love Got to Do with It? Transnational Desires and Sex Tourism in the Dominican Republic“Lauren Derby turns much of the conventional wisdom about Rafael Trujillo on its head, and she backs up her revision with powerful archival evidence. This fascinating book will also be regarded as a masterwork of comparative research on authoritarianism and the politics of innuendo, spectacle, and symbolism.”—Eric Paul Roorda, author of The Dictator Next Door: The Good Neighbor Policy and the Trujillo Regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930–1945“The character of dictatorship—with its paradoxical reliance on coercive excess and pandering to the demos—has fascinated generations of Latin America’s most exciting fiction writers, from Miguel Ángel Asturias and Alejo Carpentier to Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, and Mario Vargas Llosa. The Dictator’s Seduction is an historian’s counterpart to this literature. Lauren Derby develops the ideas of these writers, takes further insights from anthropologists who have worked on state magic, and produces a methodologically innovative and entirely fresh history of the Dominican Republic under Rafael Trujillo. This is one of the most exciting works in contemporary Latin American political history.”—Claudio Lomnitz, author of Death and the Idea of Mexico“The Dictator’s Seduction is an outstanding and original book that is surprising in its originality and depth and displays a clear command of this period in Dominican history. Experts and beginning students of Dominican affairs will find this book a worthy read.” -- Frank Moya Pons * Americas Quarterly *“Derby’s cultural history of the Era of Trujillo is a valuable contribution to the study of the regime. Her research, which is enhanced by her use of anthropological tools, should serve as a guide to historians as they reevaluate other twentieth-century Latin American dictatorships. An engaging and well-written study, The Dictator’s Seduction will benefit scholars and students of Dominican history.” -- Michael R. Hall * Journal of Latin American Studies *“Lauren Derby has written a fascinating cultural history of the brutal, three-decade-long Trujillo regime, illustrating the complex and complicit relationship between the dictator and the Dominican pueblo.” -- Allen Wells * The Americas *“Lauren Derby’s book changes our understanding of Rafael Trujillo’s infamous dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. . . . This is a creative, original, and ambitious book. It is full of insights and wonderful ideas. . . . Derby turns received historical interpretations upside down. She does not shy away from controversy; indeed, she seems to seek it. In my view that is what it takes to be a very good historian.” -- Elizabeth Dore * American Historical Review *“What is fascinating about Derby’s study is her ability to pull from a variety of primary sources to support her methodology and topics addressed throughout text. Her study draws on several important and untapped archival documents from international and domestic repositories in addition to oral histories that reveal the voices of the popular masses.” -- Christina Violeta Jones * The Latin Americanist *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. Populism as Vernacular Practice 1 1. The Dominican Belle Époque, 1922 25 2. San Zenón and the Making of Cuidad Trujillo 66 3. The Master of Ceremonies 109 4. Compatriotas! El Jefe Calls 135 5. Clothes Make the Man 173 6. Trujillo's Two Bodies 204 7. Papá Liborio and the Morality of Rule 227 Conclusion. Charisma and the Gift of Recognition 257 Notes 267 Bibliography 353 Index 393

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Book SynopsisPresents a framework for re-conceptualizing the relationship between neoliberal development and social movements. Moving beyond the notion that development is a hegemonic, homogenizing force that victimizes local communities, this book argues that development processes and social movements shape each other in uneven and paradoxical ways.Trade Review“The strength of the work is Asher’s sophisticated conceptualization of how the various forces in play are mutually reactive. She consistently and lucidly explains the connections and ambivalent interplay between development projects, international environmentalism, the state, and global liberalization on the one hand, and local knowledge, community activism, gender roles, and Afro-Colombian traditional practices, whether in reference to land tenure or cultivation practices, on the other. . . . Highly recommended. Upper -division undergraduates and above.” - J. M. Rosehthal, Choice“This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on indigenous and black resistance in Latin America. . . . Asher gives an ethnographically rich account of how the black movement emerged in the context of what appeared to be a changing rationale for sustainable development in theregion.” - Ulrich Oslender, The Americas“This book is ideal for those conducting graduate-level research onColombia and black movement issues in Latin America.” - Jan Hoffman French, Journal of Latin American Studies“The author manages to enthral the reader into her line of argument. . . . The combination of an ethnographic sensitivity and fluid and contextualising writing has a seductive effect on the reader whether or not they are an expert on the topic or region. This aspect, without a doubt, gives the book the potential to be an excellent tool for undergraduate programmes in a wide array of disciplines ranging from anthropology to development studies, and from political science to Latin-American studies.” - Eduardo Restrepo, Bulletin of Latin American Research“Overall, Black and Green is an engaging study that signifies a defining moment for academic studies about both Afro-Colombians and nature in Latin America.” - Sophie M. Lavoie, Feminist Review Blog“Kiran Asher effectively captures the nuances of the multiple positions taken by Afrocolombians and their allies regarding the development of the Pacific lowlands—ethno-cultural activists, mainstream politicians, black women’s networks, nongovernmental organizations, and social scientists—producing an intricate and multifaceted vision of the heterogeneous interests at play in the creation of the black movement in Colombia. Asher’s keen ethnographic eye explores the contradictions that emerge when local demands are translated into transnational discourses of identity, rights, environmentalism, and community development. She lays bare the complex texture of the negotiations that gave rise to legislation and planning, on the one hand, and of the voicing of local hopes and aspirations—particularly of Afrocolombian women—on the other. She moves with ease between the halls of the Colombian Senate and the workshop of a women’s cooperative, revealing the numerous levels at which Afrocolombian environmental discourse emerges. In the process, Asher crafts a sensitive and sympathetic, yet also sharp-edged and daring portrait of a significant social movement that is coming to the fore across Latin America.”—Joanne Rappaport, author of Intercultural Utopias: Public Intellectuals, Cultural Experimentation, and Ethnic Pluralism in Colombia“Kiran Asher provides the best exploration we have of Afro-Colombians’ experiences in the wake of an unprecedented 1991 constitutional clause recognizing collective land rights for black communities. Across the disciplines, students of racial politics and environmental organizing will benefit from her thoughtful analysis and the clarity of her approach.”—Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, author of Dulcinea in the Factory: Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in Colombia’s Industrial Experiment, 1905–1960“Overall, Black and Green is an engaging study that signifies a defining moment for academic studies about both Afro-Colombians and nature in Latin America.” -- Sophie M. Lavoie * Feminist Review Blog *“The author manages to enthral the reader into her line of argument. . . . The combination of an ethnographic sensitivity and fluid and contextualising writing has a seductive effect on the reader whether or not they are an expert on the topic or region. This aspect, without a doubt, gives the book the potential to be an excellent tool for undergraduate programmes in a wide array of disciplines ranging from anthropology to development studies, and from political science to Latin-American studies.” -- Eduardo Restrepo * Bulletin of Latin American Research *“The strength of the work is Asher’s sophisticated conceptualization of how the various forces in play are mutually reactive. She consistently and lucidly explains the connections and ambivalent interplay between development projects, international environmentalism, the state, and global liberalization on the one hand, and local knowledge, community activism, gender roles, and Afro-Colombian traditional practices, whether in reference to land tenure or cultivation practices, on the other. . . . Highly recommended. Upper -division undergraduates and above.” -- J. M. Rosehthal * Choice *“This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on indigenous and black resistance in Latin America. . . . Asher gives an ethnographically rich account of how the black movement emerged in the context of what appeared to be a changing rationale for sustainable development in the region.” -- Ulrich Oslender * The Americas *“This book is ideal for those conducting graduate-level research on Colombia and black movement issues in Latin America.” -- Jan Hoffman French * Journal of Latin American Studies *Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms xiii Introduction: Black Social Movements and Development in the Making 1 1. Afro-Colombian Ethnicity: From Invisibility to the Limelight 32 2. "The El Dorado of Modern Times": Economy, Ecology, and Territory 57 3. "El Ruido Interno de Comunidades Negras": The Ethno-Cultural Politics of the PCN 100 4. "Seeing with the Eyes of Black Women": Gender, Ethnicity, and Development 130 5. Displacement, Development, and Afro-Colombian Movements 154 Appendix A. Transitory Article 55 191 Appendix B. Law 70 of 1993: Outline and Salient Features 192 Notes 197 References 211 Index 233

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Book SynopsisShows how Portugal's economic integration into the European Union (EU) in 1996 fundamentally changed ordinary encounters between African migrants and Portuguese citizens. This book examines this economic transition through transformations in popular ideologies of difference in workspaces in Lisbon between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s.Trade Review“Fikes convincingly links new regulation enforcement to the emergence of novel notions and practices of citizenship. Her focus on citizenship governmentality enables a fruitful articulation between a macro-perspective(on state legislation and economic reform) and the micro-level approach to individual motives and practices cherished by anthropologists. Managing African Portugal is an interesting. . . exploration of the social consequences of modern European integration on ‘race’ ideologies and relations.” - Ana Mourão, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Association“[ A] brilliantly written book. . . . This is an important book that finally puts Portugal on the map of an English readership interested in questions of modernity, race, citizenship and nationalism.” - Bernd Reiter, Ethnic and Racial Studies“Fikes’ book is a thoughtful assessment of how colonial legacies impact contemporary social relations in an EU context and is a poignant critique of how government-sponsored ‘multiculturalist’ programs can increase the marginality of the people they purport to help.” - Samuel Weeks, Etnografica“Managing African Portugal is a well-developed ethnographic account of migrant experiences in Portugal. Kesha Fikes’ political economic perspective brings to light the performative interactions involved in the fashioning and refashioning of citizens and migrants alike. . . . Fikes nuanced discussion of gender, race, transnational migration, and citizenship helps demonstrate the value of ethnography.” - Brandon D. Lundy and Jessica Lopes, African Studies Quarterly“This is a unique study that transcends traditional ethnography. . . . Managing African Portugal is a must-read for anyone interested in the study of postcolonial relations within Europe and the livelihoods of African migrants who are systematically excluded from citizenship.” - Isabel P. B. Fêo Rodrigues, American Anthropologist“In Keisha Fikes’s engaging ethnography, Managing African Portugal, she offers a detailed account of how European Union accession hasmeant the production of the social, political, and economic distinction between migrants and citizens. . . . Through Fikes’s ethnography, the reader sees how the Europeanized demands to distinguish the citizen from the migrant not only make possible a new vision of the Portuguese citizen as ‘white’ and middle class but also forces the ‘African migrant’ away from economic independence and out of public space.” - Damani J. Partridge, American Ethnologist“Managing African Portugal is a moving ethnography of the fraught but persistent lives of Cape Verdean peixeiras (fishmongers) caught between the cultural logics of citizenship, remittances, and migrant labor. But it is also a searing account of how state-organized anti-racist campaigns, meant to free citizens like the peixeiras from racial violence, can be one of the means of locking them into new forms of class violence.”—Elizabeth A. Povinelli, author of The Empire of Love: Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality“Managing African Portugal is a timely and invaluable contribution to the study of African migrants in Europe. Kesha D. Fikes offers a thoughtful examination of how colonialism’s legacies inform the social politics of a European nation-state now significantly embedded within the contours of the European Union. In so doing, she illuminates interpretations of race as historically constituted effects of different political regimes and policies.”—Paulla A. Ebron, author of Performing Africa “Managing African Portugal is a well-developed ethnographic account of migrant experiences in Portugal. Kesha Fikes’ political economic perspective brings to light the performative interactions involved in the fashioning and refashioning of citizens and migrants alike. . . . Fikes nuanced discussion of gender, race, transnational migration, and citizenship helps demonstrate the value of ethnography.” -- Brandon D. Lundy and Jessica Lopes * African Studies Quarterly *“[ A] brilliantly written book. . . . This is an important book that finally puts Portugal on the map of an English readership interested in questions of modernity, race, citizenship and nationalism.” -- Bernd Reiter * Ethnic and Racial Studies *“Fikes convincingly links new regulation enforcement to the emergence of novel notions and practices of citizenship. Her focus on citizenship governmentality enables a fruitful articulation between a macro-perspective (on state legislation and economic reform) and the micro-level approach to individual motives and practices cherished by anthropologists. Managing African Portugal is an interesting. . . exploration of the social consequences of modern European integration on ‘race’ ideologies and relations.” -- Ana Mourão * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Fikes’ book is a thoughtful assessment of how colonial legacies impact contemporary social relations in an EU context and is a poignant critique of how government-sponsored ‘multiculturalist’ programs can increase the marginality of the people they purport to help.” -- Samuel Weeks * Etnografica *“In Keisha Fikes’s engaging ethnography, Managing African Portugal, she offers a detailed account of how European Union accession hasmeant the production of the social, political, and economic distinction between migrants and citizens. . . . Through Fikes’s ethnography, the reader sees how the Europeanized demands to distinguish the citizen from the migrant not only make possible a new vision of the Portuguese citizen as ‘white’ and middle class but also forces the ‘African migrant’ away from economic independence and out of public space.” -- Damani J. Partridge * American Ethnologist *“This is a unique study that transcends traditional ethnography. . . . Managing African Portugal is a must-read for anyone interested in the study of postcolonial relations within Europe and the livelihoods of African migrants who are systematically excluded from citizenship.” -- Isabel P. B. Fêo Rodrigues * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 1. Miscegenation Interrupted 31 2. Ri(gh)tes of Intimacy at Docapesca 65 3. Black Magik Women: Policing Appearances 93 4. Being in Place: Domesticating the Citizen-Migrant Distinction 123 Afterword: After Integration 163 Notes 165 References 171 Index 183

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography exploring the encounter between modernizing visions of development, the place-based life projects of the Yshiro indigenous people of the Paraguayan Chaco, and the agendas of scholars and activists.Trade Review“This is an important contribution to anthropological efforts to go beyond critical analysis of development towards a deeper understanding of such projects.” - John Gledhill, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“With a sensitivity to the political nature of the politics of representation, the author passionately argues for a dialogue of knowledge in order to make visible the “anomalies” experienced by Yshiro-Ebitoso communities in Paraguay since 1986, and the political consequences from development interventions beyond the Chaco.” - Alberto Arce, The Americas“A timely contribution to the ethnographic record of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, this book … about the Yshiro, also known as Chamacoco, of the Alto Paraguay Chaco constitutes an innovative anti-totalizing text inspired by border theory and postwestern thought... The book strengthens studies on Native American Societies, specifically the stunning resilience of South American Indians, complementing an experience of survival with other socionatures around the world.” - Guillermo Delgado-P., The Canadian Journal of Native Studies“Storytelling Globalization: From the Chaco and Beyond is a creative—and to some lengths courageous—attempt to demonstrate a different kind of ethnography. . . . Blaser is attempting to tell stories of globalization from and with the Yshiro, and the result will prove an important model for practitioners interested in producing knowledge that in a nonreductive register.” - Jeremy M. Campbell, American Anthropologist“Storytelling Globalization from the Chaco and Beyond is an anthropological tour de force with strong philosophical, political, epistemic, and ontological implications. Mario Blaser shifts the geopolitics of knowing and reasoning by looking at globalization not only from the south but also and mainly through the eyes of those who endure its consequences. In the narratives Blaser presents, border thinking takes on new dimensions and is shown to be an essential aspect of de-colonial thought. Notions about ‘objectivity’ and ‘universal truth’ necessarily give way to a recognition of ontological diversity.”—Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America“In this instructive and original work, modernity and the drama of globalization offer a historical horizon in relation to which both the activity of the anthropologist and the problems faced by the Yshiro communities in Paraguay are explored. Border dialogue (perhaps even border anthropology) is born precisely in the encounter between modern globalizing tendencies and the opening up of a different global imaginary, one rooted in the reality of there being many epistemic and social worlds.”—Nelson Maldonado-Torres, author of Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity“Mario Blaser’s talented and deeply insightful storytelling opens up paths into the transition from modernity to globality. Storytelling Globalization from the Chaco and Beyond is a work of depth, scholarship, and hopefulness. Blaser’s years of learning and collaborating with the Yshiro people of the Paraguayan Chaco have pressed him to ask questions that destabilize much of the taken-for-granted knowledge of the Euromodern academy. With his research interlocutor Don Veneto Vera to prod him into dialogical investigations of relational ontologies in the pluriverse, Blaser brings us, the readers, into places where incisiveness, analysis, and passionate commitment converge. This book demonstrates and enacts the power of strong stories: to change our understandings, to open other worlds, to give us untamed glimpses of substantive alternatives for life on Earth.”—Deborah Bird Rose, author of Reports from a Wild Country: Ethics for Decolonisation“When ‘the rest’ meets ‘the West,’ are the modern stories enough? In this deeply disturbing and thought-provoking book, Mario Blaser shows that for the marginalized and exploited, the world is storied and materialized quite differently. Forced to recognize that hegemonic Western knowledges, institutions, and worlds deny those realities, Blaser tells a destabilizing but ultimately affirmative story that is simultaneously analytical, political, and ontological. This superb book will be compulsory reading for all students of anthropology, development studies, postcolonialism, and science and technology studies.”—John Law, author of After Method: Mess in Social Science Research“Storytelling Globalization: From the Chaco and Beyond is a creative—and to some lengths courageous—attempt to demonstrate a different kind of ethnography. . . . Blaser is attempting to tell stories of globalization from and with the Yshiro, and the result will prove an important model for practitioners interested in producing knowledge that in a nonreductive register.” -- Jeremy M. Campbell * American Anthropologist *“A timely contribution to the ethnographic record of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, this book … about the Yshiro, also known as Chamacoco, of the Alto Paraguay Chaco constitutes an innovative anti-totalizing text inspired by border theory and postwestern thought... The book strengthens studies on Native American Societies, specifically the stunning resilience of South American Indians, complementing an experience of survival with other socionatures around the world.” -- Guillermo Delgado-P. * Canadian Journal of Native Studies *“This is an important contribution to anthropological efforts to go beyond critical analysis of development towards a deeper understanding of such projects.” -- John Gledhill * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“With a sensitivity to the political nature of the politics of representation, the author passionately argues for a dialogue of knowledge in order to make visible the “anomalies” experienced by Yshiro-Ebitoso communities in Paraguay since 1986, and the political consequences from development interventions beyond the Chaco.” -- Alberto Arce * The Americas *Table of ContentsAbout the Series viii Map List ix Preface xi Introduction. Globalization and the Struggle for Worlds and Knowledges Otherwise 1 1. Puruhle/Genealogies 1. Laissez-Faire Progress: Invisibilizing the Yrmo 41 2. State-Driven Development: Stabilizing Modernity 63 3. Sustainable Development: Modernity Unravels? 80 2. Porowo/Moralities 4. Enacting the Yrmo 105 5. Taming Differences 126 3. Azle/Translations 6. Translating Neoliberalism 149 7. A World in which Many Worlds (Are Forced to) Fit 171 8. Becoming the Yshiro Nation 188 9. Reality Check 209 Conclusion. Eisheraho/Renewal 227 Acronyms 241 Notes 243 Glossary 257 References 259 Index 283

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography on the meaning of virtue amongst the Kallar people of rural southern India, who were considered to be a criminal caste by the British colonizers.Trade Review“Crooked Stalks is comprehensive, theoretically-sophisticated, and persuasively argued. Scholars and students interested in South Asian agrarian history, ethics, development issues, and agrarian thought will find this book compelling.” -- A. Whitney Sanford * Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics *“Crooked Stalks might be read for the sheer lyrical quality of its prose. It draws from two distinct philosophical traditions, and has borrowed from Tamil cinema, something that greatly adds value to a book set in Tamil Nadu, where cinema, ideology and politics have been incestuously bound together in the twentieth century. The book is richly footnoted, comes with a fine glossary and an exhaustive index. It is a product of hard work and has taken good shape in the hands of an anthropologist who has kept his feet on the ground without building an ivory tower of theory and methods around his work.” -- R. Venkat Ramanujam Ramani * Book Review *“Anand Pandian’s beautifully written Crooked Stalks is animated by a deep engagement with the moral life of an erstwhile classified, condemned and policed ‘criminal tribe’: the Piramalai Kallars of the Cumbum valley of south India. . . . [R]eading Crooked Stalks filled this reader with both pleasure, as she got a rare and beautifully written insight into the life of a people, as well as a sense of deep foreboding as to the future of marginalized communities in South Asia.” -- Annu Jalais * Pacific Affairs *“[Crooked Stalks] is a fascinating and insightful study. . . . Its strengths are numer¬ous. . . . [Pandian’s] insistence that the self-awareness of savagery among the Kallar is an instrument of self-transformation is an important extension of Elias’s seminal work on the history of manners.” -- Satadru Sen * Environment and History *“Anand Pandian’s poetically composed book about the Piranmalai Kallars in the Cumbum Valley in southern Tamil Nadu is a timely addition to this genealogy of theorising. It represents an important intervention that opposes the tendency to prioritise structure, power and interest over considerations of the ethical dimensions of culture in the anthropology of India. This is one of the first analyses of how actors themselves ruminate on an ethical life, firstly by defining how it is that they ought to live and, secondly, by postulating pragmatic means through which to live as they ought to.” -- Indira Arumugam * Contemporary South Asia *“Anand Pandian . . . skilfully piece[s] together a coherent, well-grounded, nuanced, and highly relevant work that is, moreover, so well written that you may find yourself wanting to read the book thoroughly and carefully, cover to cover. . . Pandian’s own achievement, in Crooked Stalks, is surely one of the best and most important works on the anthropology of the Tamil people published during the last hundred years, and it certainly will form part of the canon of the subject for decades to come.” -- James Frey * Itinerario *“Pandian is a virtuous ethnographer, a civil participant in multiple traditions. . . . Pandian’s concerns are profoundly demotic, and as such they constitute a salutary reminder of what, as anthropologists, we might offer to wider conversations about what it is to lead a good life. Because the horizon of improvement is often so important to our interlocutors, it is ethically necessary for us to treat local dreams of development with the dignity they deserve. . . . There should be nothing shocking in such a stirringly anthropological call to arms, but this is but one of many things we always knew but had forgotten until reminded by this supremely thoughtful book.” -- Jonathan Spencer * Cultural Anthropology *“In this elegantly written and beautifully crafted book, Anand Pandian explores the connections between ways of making a living and the ways in which people make themselves as moral beings. . . . Crooked Stalks builds on and extends a rich vein of research on Tamil culture and on the colonial history of India. It is particularly illuminating in regard to the study of colonial governmentality and in general is a first-class study in the anthropology of morality, deserving of a wide readership.” -- John Harriss * American Anthropologist *“Overall, Crooked Stalks provides a rich account of the lives of Piramalai Kallars in Tamil Nadu. . . . The subjects of the book are as vivid, lively and dynamic as landscapes, dams, schools, state institutions, parrots, monkeys, oxen, and cows. These lively subjects are examined in the contexts of nature, civility, oppression, colonialism, power, knowledge and hegemony. . . . Let’s hope that the book will be used by scholars, anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and students working on colonial south India as a source to understand the power-politics and hegemonic impositions of law and order and civility in India and other post-Colonial lands.” -- Vineeth Mathoor * Anthropology Review Database *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Note on Transliteration xv Introduction 1 1. "A Rough Spade for a Rugged Landscape": On Savage Selves and More Civil Places 31 2. "What Remains of the Harvest When the Fence Grazes the Grop?": On the Proper Violence of Agrarian Citizenship 65 3. "The Life of the Thief Leaves the Belly Always Boiling": On the Nature and Restraint of the Criminal Animal 101 4. "Millets Sown Yield Millets, Evil Sown Yields Evil": On the Moral Returns of Agrarian Toil 141 5. "Let the Water for the Paddy Also Irrigate the Grass": On the Sympathies of an Aqueous Self 181 Epilogue 221 Notes 241 Glossary 283 Bibliography 289 Index 309

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Book SynopsisThis on-the-ground account of a celebrated Brazilian agrarian movement highlights the contingent nature of social movements and political identities more broadly.Trade Review“Wolford’s narrative style accommodates her heterogeneous sources, but she is rooted in ethnography, and the density of her description is a significantvirtue. She allows space for extended material directly from interviews with MST settlers and leaders, which ground her analysis. In her conclusion, she offers a careful, balanced, and subtle evaluation of President Lula’s record on agrarian reform that avoids the polemics associated with this subject.” - Thomas D. Rogers, Hispanic American Historical Review“This Land Is Ours Now is destined to become a classic in social movement literature and among those who study property relations, land tenure, and development policy. Offering a fresh, honest, and insightful take on a compelling but previously oversimplified story, it has broad implications for the political strategies of social movements, autonomous communities, and development alternatives in Latin America and throughout the world.”—Dianne Rocheleau, Professor of Geography and Global Environmental Studies, Clark University“Precious few ethnographic subjects have ever been accorded the respect, critical eye, and deep attention Wendy Wolford pays on every page to ordinary Brazilians. Her study of the MST is exemplary in every way. The voices and texture are palpable and are woven into an analytically powerful and conceptually original argument. A signal contribution to the study of land reform, of social movements, and of Brazilian politics. I’m frankly a little jealous of what she has achieved here.”—James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology, Yale University“Wolford’s narrative style accommodates her heterogeneous sources, but she is rooted in ethnography, and the density of her description is a significant virtue. She allows space for extended material directly from interviews with MST settlers and leaders, which ground her analysis. In her conclusion, she offers a careful, balanced, and subtle evaluation of President Lula’s record on agrarian reform that avoids the polemics associated with this subject.” -- Thomas D. Rogers * Hispanic American Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Mobilization within Movements 2. The Making of a Movement in Southern Brazil 3. The MST's Imagined Community and Agrarian Populism 4. The Making of a Movement in Northeastern Brazil 5. Moral Economies of Sugarcane and Social Mobilization 6. Going Bananas: Producing for Market, State, and Movement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is it about "the homosexual" that incites vitriolic rhetoric and/or violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, and economic terrains? This volume addresses these questions through critical interrogations of sites where homophobic discourses are produced.Trade Review“Homophobias provides a much-needed perspective for bringin the reader to a more objective understanding of the mechanics of GLBT hatred and rhetoric in other times and places.” - Brian Stachowiak, The Gay and Lesbian Review/Worldwide“A major strength of this anthology is its attention to the roles of both colonialism (as a precedent of contemporary globalizing processes) and contemporary political, economic, and social changes on the development of attitudes toward sexuality and gender in postcolonial contexts.” - Amy L. Brandzel and Jara M. Carrington, Journal of Anthropological Research“[A] splendid collection of essays. . . . This book is a must for anyone interested in anthropological fieldwork methods as well as theories of homosexuality.” - Kathleen Richardson, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“The essays bring careful attention to the conceptual pitfalls of typical understandings of homophobia and look instead for the complex cultural logics and constellation of social, political, and economic factors that undergird antihomosexual expressions. Ultimately, Homophobias invites us to rethink what we mean by ‘homophobia’ and to think more complexly about the particular, changing sources and meanings of antihomosexual phenomena.” - Karl Bryant, GLQ“Homophobias is a well-edited collection of how homophobia is captured across cultures, time, and space. It also questions how homophobia—an exclusive prejudice against homosexuals—can exist as a universal form of discrimination, and how that discrimination can exist in various forms from political emasculation to violent attacks. Homophobias serves as an important collection of works with which to move past preconceived ideas of what one thinks constitutes homophobia.” - Olupero R. Aiyenimelo, Feminist Review blog“Homophobias is a well-edited collection of how homophobia is captured across cultures, time, and space. It also questions how homophobia—an exclusive prejudice against homosexuals—can exist as a universal form of discrimination, and how that discrimination can exist in various forms from political emasculation to violent attacks. Homophobias serves as an important collection of works with which to move past preconceived ideas of what one thinks constitutes homophobia.” -- Olupero R. Aiyenimelo * Feminist Review blog *“[A] splendid collection of essays. . . . This book is a must for anyone interested in anthropological fieldwork methods as well as theories of homosexuality.” -- Kathleen Richardson * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“A major strength of this anthology is its attention to the roles of both colonialism (as a precedent of contemporary globalizing processes) and contemporary political, economic, and social changes on the development of attitudes toward sexuality and gender in postcolonial contexts.” -- Amy L. Brandzel and Jara M. Carrington * Journal of Anthropological Research *“The essays bring careful attention to the conceptual pitfalls of typical understandings of homophobia and look instead for the complex cultural logics and constellation of social, political, and economic factors that undergird antihomosexual expressions. Ultimately, Homophobias invites us to rethink what we mean by ‘homophobia’ and to think more complexly about the particular, changing sources and meanings of antihomosexual phenomena.” -- Karl Bryant * GLQ *Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction / David A. B. Murray 1 Part One. Displacing Homophobia 1. Can There Be an Anthropology of Homophobia? / Don Kulick 19 2. Homophobia at New York's Gay Central / Martin F. Manalansan IV 34 3. "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" / Constance R. Sullivan Blum 48 4. The Homosexualization of Pedophilia / Steven Angelides 64 5. Stolen Kisses / Brian Riedel 82 Part Two. Transnational Homophobia 6. Not Quite Redemption Song / Suzanne LaFont 105 7. The Emergence of Political Homophobia in Indonesia / Tom Boellstorff 123 8. Homo Hauntings / David A. B. Murray 146 9. Lucknow Noir / Lawrence Cohen 162 Epilogue: What Is to Be (Un)Done? / David A. B. Murray 185 Bibliography 193 Contributors 221 Index 223

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Book SynopsisA generously illustrated ethnography arguing that popular photographic practices have played a crucial role in the making of modern national subjects in postcolonial Java.Trade Review“This is a heavy book to hold in one’s hands, printed on glossy paper, with hundreds of photographs, for a really good price, an album of modern Indonesian history, from the 1900s to 2000s; and, as one turns the pages, first quickly and then increasingly slowly, the book is full of wonderful writing. . . . Strassler’s book is extraordinary.” - Rudolf Mrázek, Journal of Asian Studies“Refracted Visions is an innovative and inspiring book because it demonstrates eloquently how people in urban Java started to participatein national modernity through photography. . . . [T]his highly original and well written book, with no fewer than 127 telling illustrations, is a landmark in the anthropology of visuality. . . . Refracted Visions is, in my view, a strong candidate to win prestigious academic prizes.” - Henk Schulte Nordholt, Asian Studies Review“In conclusion, the main contribution of Refracted Visions lies in its conceptualization of popular photographs as exceeding the private domain and engaging with collective aspirations and affiliations in ways that both support and subvert them. This point should be taken as a caution against the common display of photographs of late colonial and early postcolonial Asia to evoke nostalgia for a depoliticized, aestheticized past that never was.” - Maurizio Peleggi, Pacific Affairs“. . . [N]ot only an in-depth study of ethnic Chinese in Indonesian photographic history, but a beautifully written historical study of visuality, representation and the cultural significance of popular photography in the context of colonial and post-colonial Java.” - Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn, Inside Indonesia“Refracted Visions is a tour de force. Karen Strassler has a sophisticated grasp of contemporary theories of representation in both anthropology and photography studies, a deep and carefully attentive ethnographic eye, and a refined aesthetic sensibility. She limns the boundary between new historicist cultural studies and old fashioned anthropology with uncommon grace.”—Rosalind C. Morris, editor of Photographies East: The Camera and Its Histories in East and Southeast Asia“Refracted Visions is a genuinely marvelous work which merits reading and rereading.”—John Pemberton, author of On the Subject of “Java”“Refracted Visions is a truly brilliant piece of work, beautifully written and characterized by a profound learning and engagement with Indonesian ethnography and a range of debates around visuality and representation. It will be hailed as a classic.”—Christopher Pinney, author of The Coming of Photography in India“. . . [N]ot only an in-depth study of ethnic Chinese in Indonesian photographic history, but a beautifully written historical study of visuality, representation and the cultural significance of popular photography in the context of colonial and post-colonial Java.” -- Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn * Inside Indonesia *“Refracted Visions is an innovative and inspiring book because it demonstrates eloquently how people in urban Java started to participatein national modernity through photography. . . . [T]his highly original and well written book, with no fewer than 127 telling illustrations, is a landmark in the anthropology of visuality. . . . Refracted Visions is, in my view, a strong candidate to win prestigious academic prizes.” -- Henk Schulte Nordholt * Asian Studies Review *“In conclusion, the main contribution of Refracted Visions lies in its conceptualization of popular photographs as exceeding the private domain and engaging with collective aspirations and affiliations in ways that both support and subvert them. This point should be taken as a caution against the common display of photographs of late colonial and early postcolonial Asia to evoke nostalgia for a depoliticized, aestheticized past that never was.” -- Maurizio Peleggi * Pacific Affairs *“This is a heavy book to hold in one’s hands, printed on glossy paper, with hundreds of photographs, for a really good price, an album of modern Indonesian history, from the 1900s to 2000s; and, as one turns the pages, first quickly and then increasingly slowly, the book is full of wonderful writing. . . . Strassler’s book is extraordinary.” -- Rudolf Mrázek * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Note on Orthography and Psedudonyms xxi Introduction: Popular Photography and Indonesian National Modernity 1 1. Amateur Visions 29 2. Landscapes of the Imagination 73 3. Identifying Citizens 123 4. Family Documentation 165 5. Witnessing History 207 6. Revelatory Signs 251 Epilogue: Beyond the Paper Trace 295 Notes 301 Bibliography 345 Index 363

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Book SynopsisWhat is it about "the homosexual" that incites vitriolic rhetoric and/or violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, and economic terrains? This volume addresses these questions through critical interrogations of sites where homophobic discourses are produced.Trade Review“Homophobias provides a much-needed perspective for bringin the reader to a more objective understanding of the mechanics of GLBT hatred and rhetoric in other times and places.” - Brian Stachowiak, The Gay and Lesbian Review/Worldwide“A major strength of this anthology is its attention to the roles of both colonialism (as a precedent of contemporary globalizing processes) and contemporary political, economic, and social changes on the development of attitudes toward sexuality and gender in postcolonial contexts.” - Amy L. Brandzel and Jara M. Carrington, Journal of Anthropological Research“[A] splendid collection of essays. . . . This book is a must for anyone interested in anthropological fieldwork methods as well as theories of homosexuality.” - Kathleen Richardson, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“The essays bring careful attention to the conceptual pitfalls of typical understandings of homophobia and look instead for the complex cultural logics and constellation of social, political, and economic factors that undergird antihomosexual expressions. Ultimately, Homophobias invites us to rethink what we mean by ‘homophobia’ and to think more complexly about the particular, changing sources and meanings of antihomosexual phenomena.” - Karl Bryant, GLQ“Homophobias is a well-edited collection of how homophobia is captured across cultures, time, and space. It also questions how homophobia—an exclusive prejudice against homosexuals—can exist as a universal form of discrimination, and how that discrimination can exist in various forms from political emasculation to violent attacks. Homophobias serves as an important collection of works with which to move past preconceived ideas of what one thinks constitutes homophobia.” - Olupero R. Aiyenimelo, Feminist Review blog“Homophobias is a well-edited collection of how homophobia is captured across cultures, time, and space. It also questions how homophobia—an exclusive prejudice against homosexuals—can exist as a universal form of discrimination, and how that discrimination can exist in various forms from political emasculation to violent attacks. Homophobias serves as an important collection of works with which to move past preconceived ideas of what one thinks constitutes homophobia.” -- Olupero R. Aiyenimelo * Feminist Review blog *“[A] splendid collection of essays. . . . This book is a must for anyone interested in anthropological fieldwork methods as well as theories of homosexuality.” -- Kathleen Richardson * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“A major strength of this anthology is its attention to the roles of both colonialism (as a precedent of contemporary globalizing processes) and contemporary political, economic, and social changes on the development of attitudes toward sexuality and gender in postcolonial contexts.” -- Amy L. Brandzel and Jara M. Carrington * Journal of Anthropological Research *“The essays bring careful attention to the conceptual pitfalls of typical understandings of homophobia and look instead for the complex cultural logics and constellation of social, political, and economic factors that undergird antihomosexual expressions. Ultimately, Homophobias invites us to rethink what we mean by ‘homophobia’ and to think more complexly about the particular, changing sources and meanings of antihomosexual phenomena.” -- Karl Bryant * GLQ *Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction / David A. B. Murray 1 Part One. Displacing Homophobia 1. Can There Be an Anthropology of Homophobia? / Don Kulick 19 2. Homophobia at New York's Gay Central / Martin F. Manalansan IV 34 3. "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" / Constance R. Sullivan Blum 48 4. The Homosexualization of Pedophilia / Steven Angelides 64 5. Stolen Kisses / Brian Riedel 82 Part Two. Transnational Homophobia 6. Not Quite Redemption Song / Suzanne LaFont 105 7. The Emergence of Political Homophobia in Indonesia / Tom Boellstorff 123 8. Homo Hauntings / David A. B. Murray 146 9. Lucknow Noir / Lawrence Cohen 162 Epilogue: What Is to Be (Un)Done? / David A. B. Murray 185 Bibliography 193 Contributors 221 Index 223

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Book SynopsisA generously illustrated ethnography arguing that popular photographic practices have played a crucial role in the making of modern national subjects in postcolonial Java.Trade Review“This is a heavy book to hold in one’s hands, printed on glossy paper, with hundreds of photographs, for a really good price, an album of modern Indonesian history, from the 1900s to 2000s; and, as one turns the pages, first quickly and then increasingly slowly, the book is full of wonderful writing. . . . Strassler’s book is extraordinary.” - Rudolf Mrázek, Journal of Asian Studies“Refracted Visions is an innovative and inspiring book because it demonstrates eloquently how people in urban Java started to participatein national modernity through photography. . . . [T]his highly original and well written book, with no fewer than 127 telling illustrations, is a landmark in the anthropology of visuality. . . . Refracted Visions is, in my view, a strong candidate to win prestigious academic prizes.” - Henk Schulte Nordholt, Asian Studies Review“In conclusion, the main contribution of Refracted Visions lies in its conceptualization of popular photographs as exceeding the private domain and engaging with collective aspirations and affiliations in ways that both support and subvert them. This point should be taken as a caution against the common display of photographs of late colonial and early postcolonial Asia to evoke nostalgia for a depoliticized, aestheticized past that never was.” - Maurizio Peleggi, Pacific Affairs“. . . [N]ot only an in-depth study of ethnic Chinese in Indonesian photographic history, but a beautifully written historical study of visuality, representation and the cultural significance of popular photography in the context of colonial and post-colonial Java.” - Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn, Inside Indonesia“Refracted Visions is a tour de force. Karen Strassler has a sophisticated grasp of contemporary theories of representation in both anthropology and photography studies, a deep and carefully attentive ethnographic eye, and a refined aesthetic sensibility. She limns the boundary between new historicist cultural studies and old fashioned anthropology with uncommon grace.”—Rosalind C. Morris, editor of Photographies East: The Camera and Its Histories in East and Southeast Asia“Refracted Visions is a genuinely marvelous work which merits reading and rereading.”—John Pemberton, author of On the Subject of “Java”“Refracted Visions is a truly brilliant piece of work, beautifully written and characterized by a profound learning and engagement with Indonesian ethnography and a range of debates around visuality and representation. It will be hailed as a classic.”—Christopher Pinney, author of The Coming of Photography in India“. . . [N]ot only an in-depth study of ethnic Chinese in Indonesian photographic history, but a beautifully written historical study of visuality, representation and the cultural significance of popular photography in the context of colonial and post-colonial Java.” -- Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn * Inside Indonesia *“Refracted Visions is an innovative and inspiring book because it demonstrates eloquently how people in urban Java started to participatein national modernity through photography. . . . [T]his highly original and well written book, with no fewer than 127 telling illustrations, is a landmark in the anthropology of visuality. . . . Refracted Visions is, in my view, a strong candidate to win prestigious academic prizes.” -- Henk Schulte Nordholt * Asian Studies Review *“In conclusion, the main contribution of Refracted Visions lies in its conceptualization of popular photographs as exceeding the private domain and engaging with collective aspirations and affiliations in ways that both support and subvert them. This point should be taken as a caution against the common display of photographs of late colonial and early postcolonial Asia to evoke nostalgia for a depoliticized, aestheticized past that never was.” -- Maurizio Peleggi * Pacific Affairs *“This is a heavy book to hold in one’s hands, printed on glossy paper, with hundreds of photographs, for a really good price, an album of modern Indonesian history, from the 1900s to 2000s; and, as one turns the pages, first quickly and then increasingly slowly, the book is full of wonderful writing. . . . Strassler’s book is extraordinary.” -- Rudolf Mrázek * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Note on Orthography and Psedudonyms xxi Introduction: Popular Photography and Indonesian National Modernity 1 1. Amateur Visions 29 2. Landscapes of the Imagination 73 3. Identifying Citizens 123 4. Family Documentation 165 5. Witnessing History 207 6. Revelatory Signs 251 Epilogue: Beyond the Paper Trace 295 Notes 301 Bibliography 345 Index 363

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Book SynopsisThe majority of undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. This book explores the tensions between liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and community in the contemporary university.Trade Review“Abelmann’s study is a layered work. Her research drills down into the layers of campus dynamics, student psychology and the cultural dissonance experienced by Korean Americas of the second generation.” - Bill Drucker, Korean Quarterly“[T]he book captures an important segment of the continuously evolving story of racial diversity in higher education. It demonstrates how race does nothave to result in explicit racism to matter in students’ lives and that racial realities are much more complex. I hope that readers gain a fuller understanding of this subset of Asian American students, see parallels with other communities of color, and be challenged to reimagine liberaleducation.” - Julie J. Park, Journal of Educational Research“Abelmann presents compelling arguments regarding the experiences of Korean American students at university and how university rhetoric fails to manifest itself in the reality of acceptance of difference. . . . A volume to be applauded for its research, evidence driven conclusions and well considered arguments.” - Danielle Mulholland, M/C Reviews“Nancy Abelmann’s ethnographic study of Korean American students attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could not be more timely. . . . [R]efreshingly engaging and accessible. . .” - Min Hyoung Song, Journal of Asian Studies“The Intimate University is a work that will be one of the most valuable referents for anyone interested in, among other things, issues of migration; minorities and their segregation in the United States; the university as an institution; Korean American society; and multiculturalism and diversity.” - Okpyo Moon, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“The Intimate University tells an emotionally charged story of Korean American life on and off the campus of a large public research university in the American Midwest. It dispels the myths and stereotypes about Asian Americans through the different voices of college students and their relatives and through the author’s nuanced analysis and culturally sensitive interpretation.”—Min Zhou, author of Contemporary Chinese America“Nancy Abelmann brings to light the oft-hidden maneuverings that Asian Americans have to perform in schools as students of color and, at the same time, students whose color ‘does not count’ by virtue of their alleged overrepresentation or overachievement. The Intimate University is an incisive and provocative account of university schooling as a site for navigating the intricacies and contradictions of race, immigration, community formation, and identity.”—Rick Bonus, author of Locating Filipino Americans“Nancy Abelmann’s stunning portrait of Korean American university life will cause us to rethink our understanding of multiculturalism and diversity in the academy. This valuable and sobering account of one minority group’s experience also speaks more broadly to the intersection of race, religion, and identity, revealing the paradoxical notions on which American diversity is based. Don’t miss this book!”—Cathy Small, aka Rebekah Nathan, author of My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student“The Intimate University is a work that will be one of the most valuable referents for anyone interested in, among other things, issues of migration; minorities and their segregation in the United States; the university as an institution; Korean American society; and multiculturalism and diversity.” -- Okpyo Moon * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“[T]he book captures an important segment of the continuously evolving story of racial diversity in higher education. It demonstrates how race does not have to result in explicit racism to matter in students’ lives and that racial realities are much more complex. I hope that readers gain a fuller understanding of this subset of Asian American students, see parallels with other communities of color, and be challenged to reimagine liberal education.” -- Julie J. Park * Journal of Educational Research *“Abelmann presents compelling arguments regarding the experiences of Korean American students at university and how university rhetoric fails to manifest itself in the reality of acceptance of difference. . . . A volume to be applauded for its research, evidence driven conclusions and well considered arguments.” -- Danielle Mulholland * M/C Reviews *“Abelmann’s study is a layered work. Her research drills down into the layers of campus dynamics, student psychology and the cultural dissonance experienced by Korean Americas of the second generation.” -- Bill Drucker * Korean Quarterly *“Nancy Abelmann’s ethnographic study of Korean American students attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could not be more timely. . . . [R]efreshingly engaging and accessible. . .” -- Min Hyoung Song * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I: The Landscape 1. Here and There in Chicagoland Korean America 23 2. The Evangelical Challenge to College and Family 43 3. Shattered Liberal Dreams 66 Part II: Family 4. An (Anti-)Asian American Pre-med 87 5. Family versus Alma Mater 106 6. Intimate Traces 123 7. It's a Girl Thing 143 Conclusion 158 Notes 169 Bibliography 183 Index 195

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Book SynopsisA theoretical argument that anthropology has developed a concept of culture that reproduces some of the essentialisms of racism while making it difficult for the field to adequately address race.Trade Review“Visweswaran proves herself an exceptional scholar and forward thinker in her analysis of works by philosophers, intellectuals and scholars. She diagnoses the symptoms of the disease that affects cultural, gender and race related issues and provides potential solutions to curing them. An extraordinary work by an extraordinarily gifted author with a passion for her subject.” - Danielle Mulholland, M/C Reviews“Visweswaran’s project is challenging and important in confronting the ways in which cultural difference has been, and is, used as a substitute for broader issues of inequality, exclusion, and racial discrimination. . . . Un/Common Cultures provides a crucial and welcome challenge to the discipline’s airbrushed colonial heritages and selective amnesia, and a broader provocation to rethink the consequences of culture-thought and culture-talk in the contemporary world.” - Claire Alexander, Ethnic and Racial Studies“Un/common Cultures is a profound and important book, a major intervention in cultural studies, anthropology, and feminist and South Asian studies. It has all the hallmarks of Kamala Visweswaran’s work—impeccable scholarship and a keen sense of purpose that is both activist and intellectual.”—R. Radhakrishnan, author of History, the Human, and the World Between“In Un/common Cultures Kamala Visweswaran provides an acute, historically informed diagnosis of the relative weakness of the culture concept so central to American anthropology, and a provocative and fascinating explanation of why, during the past two decades, other fields and interdisciplinary arenas have developed more cogent critiques of culture. This first-rate book will be read widely and generate much discussion.”—George E. Marcus, co-author of Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary“Visweswaran proves herself an exceptional scholar and forward thinker in her analysis of works by philosophers, intellectuals and scholars. She diagnoses the symptoms of the disease that affects cultural, gender and race related issues and provides potential solutions to curing them. An extraordinary work by an extraordinarily gifted author with a passion for her subject.” -- Danielle Mulholland * M/C Reviews *“Visweswaran’s project is challenging and important in confronting the ways in which cultural difference has been, and is, used as a substitute for broader issues of inequality, exclusion, and racial discrimination. . . . Un/Common Cultures provides a crucial and welcome challenge to the discipline’s airbrushed colonial heritages and selective amnesia, and a broader provocation to rethink the consequences of culture-thought and culture-talk in the contemporary world.” -- Claire Alexander * Ethnic and Racial Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Un/common Cultures: Racism and the Rearticulation of Cultural Differenceq 1 1. Wild West Anthropology and the Disciplining of Gender 18 2. Race and the Culture of Anthropology 52 3. The Interventions of Culture: Claude Lévi Strauss and the Internationalization of the Modern Concept of Race 74 4. On Louis Dumont: Is There a Structural Analysis of Racism? 103 5. India in South Africa: Counter-genealogies for a Subaltern Sociology 131 6. Legacies of Culture, Languages of the State 164 7. Gendered States: Culture as a Site of South Asian Human-Rights Work 189 Epilogue. The Traffic in Social Movements: Narmada, Bhopal, Texas 213 Notes 227 Bibliography 283 Index 319

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