Social and cultural anthropology Books

Book SynopsisLooks at the Turkish territory of Northern Cyprus, a self-defined state, which is actually imaginary (because it is only recognized by Turkey). This title examines the sense of haunted property and objects lost and gained in the partition, along with people's relation to the fictive remapping of places and history by this new state.Trade Review"An unforgettable ethnography of a nation-state whose special status sharpens our eyes to the make-believe quality of every state. Yael Navaro-Yashin's evocative writing brings to life the scarred landscapes of Northern Cyprus and the affective worlds of Turkish-Cypriots who inhabit them—uncomfortable with 'looted' and abandoned objects, melancholic about the ruins of war and the ghostly Greek presence, and cynical about the banal apparatus of the state, whether its documents, laws, or occupations. Intimate conversations with philosophers and theorists weave in and out of profound ruminations on the details of people's interactions with their pregnant material worlds in this unique study that reveals anthropology's incisive beauty."—Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University"Can the experience of citizenship in an illegitimate state reveal something about state making more generally? In her insightful account of Northern Cyprus as 'make-believe' space, Yael Navaro-Yashin traces the diverse practices—imaginative, material, and affective—that craft this de facto polity, both as fantasy and as tangible truth. In the process, she offers profound insight into what it is that makes nation-states believable everywhere."—Jean Comaroff, University of Chicago“Navaro-Yashin’s book is a serious and intriguing exploration... Navaro-Yashin’s work strongly engages this conflict [in Cypriot identity] and, in so doing, enlivens and broadens the social science discourse on Cyprus.” -- Bayard E. Lyons * Social Analysis *“This book is a must-read for scholars interested in the Mediterranean region as well as those with a more general interest in the intermingling of politics,materiality and affect.” -- Mikkel Bille * Ethnos *“The Make-Believe Space is a genuinely important and lucidly written book. The theoretical originality that oozes from every single chapter renders it a very inspiring political ethnography.” -- Erden Evren * American Ethnologist *“The Make-Believe Space is a very rich account of a violently partitioned spectral space, a stunted temporality, a haunted and cynical people, and a state with no stability, legitimacy, or recognition. It is well written and full of interesting stories. It is innovative in its focus on materiality and affect. I would highly recommend it to those interested in affect theory, material objects, and state formation in post-war contexts.” -- Banu Gökariksel * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *“The Make-Believe Space will appeal to readers in search of an analysis of statecraft that troubles the grounding of its legitimacy and authority in the law. As an ethnographic encounter with critical theory, the book also offers rich material to scholars studying the politics of affect and the socio-materialities of natural and built environments.” -- Kabir Tambar * PoLAR *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: The Make-Believe Space 1 Part I. Spatial Transformation 1. The Materiality of Sovereignty 37 2. Repopulating a Territory 51 3. The Affects of Spatial Confinement 62 Part II. Administration 4. Administration and Affect 81 5. The Affective Life of Documents 97 Part III. Objects and Dwellings 6. Abjected Spaces, Debris of War 129 7. Affective Spaces, Melancholic Objects 161 8. Home, Law and the Uncanny 176 9. Collectibles of War and the Tangibility of Affect 202 Epilogue 215 Notes 223 Works Cited 247 Index 261

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography of post-Soviet Cubas health-care sector which reveals Cuba to be a pragmatic and contradictory state.Trade Review"Revolutionary Medicine is fabulous. In this intelligent, insightful, and nuanced book, P. Sean Brotherton takes health care as a window through which to view and understand the 'new Cuba,' which, as he notes, incorporates elements of the prerevolutionary period, the Soviet era, and the post-Soviet era. Both substantively and analytically, this is a book of very high quality."—Susan Eckstein, author of Back from the Future: Cuba under Castro“Revolutionary Medicine is a an engaging and theoretically curious ethnography which masterfully connects global macroeconomic changes to the micropolitics of health in contemporary Cuba, and will speak to a wide range of disciplines and scholars within medical anthropology, public health, political sciences and Latin American studies.” -- Eva Vernooij * Medische Antropologie *“Revolutionary Medicine…represents an important contribution to an emergent anthropological literature on the Cuban State in the post-1990 era…It will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including undergraduates, graduate students and specialists in global health, medical anthropology, political theory and Latin American studies.” -- Jennifer Lambe * Global Public Health *“This is a must-read book for the important questions that it asks, the lens through which Brotherton examines the Cuban experience of the health care system, and the carefully collected and analyzed data. . . . It is theoretically provocative, successfully problematizing conventional models of agency in health behavior and especially in the context of the Cuban health care system.” -- Kathleen Musante Dewalt * American Ethnologist *“In this excellent analysis of the impact of change since 1989, Brotherton provides a rich ethnographic picture of what this has meant in practice for both medical professionals and citizens seeking treatment…. This is a thought-provoking and sensitive study that will be of major interest both to public health professionals as well as scholars.” -- Gavin O'Toole * Latin American Review of Books *“The book does a brilliant job of demonstrating the productive relationships between individual bodily practices and macro-level socioeconomic change. Brotherton makes valuable contributions to analytic understandings of medically mediated citizenship, subjectivity, and the limits of individual agency and state authority in a context of ongoing economic crisis. Revolutionary Medicine would be an excellent stand-alone text to read in graduate or undergraduate courses in Latin American studies, medical anthropology, global health, or the medical humanities.” -- Amy Cooper * Somatosphere *“Others have studied the Cuban health system, but no one has delved into the political dynamics of Cuba’s universal health provision in the way that Brotherton has…. [T]his study… is an enormous contribution to our understandings of a tumultuous period of Cuban life and demonstrates the power of ethnographic analysis to those outside anthropology who belatedly discover Brotherton’s excellent analysis.” -- Thomas F. Carter * Anthropological Quarterly *“Brotherton’s book is a comprehensive, engaging, and original account of the health landscape in Cuba from the outset of the ‘Special Period’ of the 1990s...This intriguing book, over a decade in the making, is worthy of the time invested in it--it makes a valuable contribution to the literature on health in Cuba.” -- Elizabeth Kath * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *“Brotherton’s work has an important place within Cuban studies literature for two reasons. First, his attention to detail is phenomenal . . . The second important reason is that voices of dissent against the Cuban system, or against any system, are imperative for furthering our understanding of how policies and programs can shape the lived experiences of individuals.” -- Robert Huish * Anthropos *“The book is based on more than 10 years of intermittent fieldwork and hundreds of interviews with medical professionals and patients. This wealth of ethnographic material is channeled into a fluent analysis that makes it an exceptional read…. The monograph possesses a literary quality (i.e. it is highly descriptive and showcases wonderfully compelling stories), provides plenty of complementary visual material, and it reads well despite the theoretical depth.” -- Karina Vasilevska * Anthropological Notebooks *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Prologue xiii Preface. An Ethnography of Contradictions xv Acknowledgments xxv Introduction. Bodies in States of Crisis 1 Part I. Biopolitics in the Special Period 13 1. The Biopolitics of Health 15 2. Expanding Therapeutic Itineraries 35 Part II. Socialist Governmentality, Public Health, and Risk 55 3. Medicalized Subjectivities 57 4. Curing the Social Ills of Society 84 5. Preventive Strategies and Productive Bodies 111 Part III. We Have to Think Like Capitalists but Continue Being Socialists 145 6. Turismo y Salud, S.A.: The Rise of Socialist Entrepreneurs 147 7. My Doctor Keeps the Lights On 169 Conclusion. Bodies Entangled in History 182 Coda 191 Notes 193 Bibliography 219 Index 245

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Book SynopsisProducing Bollywood is an in-depth ethnography of the Bombay-based Hindi film industry, more popularly known as Bollywood. Taking readers inside this hugely popular global industry, Tejaswini Ganti focuses on the social world and professional practices of well-known Hindi filmmakers.Trade Review"Tejaswini Ganti mines her extensive contacts in an industry generally closed-off to outsiders to provide us with in-depth analyses of the sensibilities, compulsions, and desires of important figures in the film industry, as well as the social practices of film production. Producing Bollywood provides unique insights into the forces that shape the production of films in one of the largest film industries in the world. By going beyond the hype surrounding 'Bollywood' and eschewing simplistic dismissals about escapism and the profit-making drive of Bollywood filmmakers, this book enables us to understand the cultural logics that shape the production of Bollywood film. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic fieldwork in multiple sites of film production, Producing Bollywood is truly a trailblazing work."—Purnima Mankekar, author of Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India"This is the first book on Bollywood to combine a deep knowledge of the dynamics of script, song, stars, and style in this cinematic world with an equally keen sense of the unique nature of the politics, finance, and cultural prejudices of the film industry. It will be an indispensable benchmark for all future studies of Bollywood and of similar cinematic industries worldwide, and it will interest media scholars, anthropologists, sociologists of culture, and the curious general reader."—Arjun Appadurai, New York University“In Producing Bollywood, the first truly comprehensive ethnographic account of the Mumbai-based film industry, Tejaswini Ganti crafts an ode to an India in deep transition, via the multifaceted lenses of a glamorized and iconic subsection of its Hindi-language filmmakers and actors. . . . [A] landmark study.” -- Ritesh Mehta * International Journal of Communication *“Producing Bollywood is a lucidly written and thoroughly researched ethnography of a film industry whose products are deeply interwoven in the ordinary life and politics of hundreds of millions of people.” -- Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria * American Ethnologist *“[O]ffers extraordinary insight into the production processes of the late 1990s…. [T]he thoroughness and comprehensive review of trends in this book must be highly commended.” -- Rodney Jensen * Media International Australia *“The book is rich in anthropological and historical data, theoretically astute, accessible, and great fun to read. It is a must for anyone interested in Bollywood or other film industries, and for scholars interested in the effects of neoliberalism and globalization in India. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.” -- L. M. Proctor * Choice *“Producing Bollywood is a riveting read. It draws carefully thought out connections between cultural formations, changing discourses of legitimacy and nation building. It is to Ganti’s credit that she is able to bring rigorous ethnographic tools to bear upon fieldwork materials put together over a decade and more.... Overall, this is a timely and much needed insight into the intersections of the political economy of production, consumption and legitimization of mass cultural products. It should interest readers and students of Mass Media, Film Studies, Culture Studies, South Asia, Anthropology and Ethnography.” -- Sushmita Banerji * Studies in South Asian Film & Media *“The book may be useful to anyone interested in sociology, anthropology, cinema, media, communication, cultural studies, development studies and other interdisciplinary fields. The book is indispensable for those who still use the terms Hindi cinema and Bollywood interchangeably and find it unproblematic.” -- K. V. Nagesh * Economic and Political Weekly *“Tejaswini Ganti’s Producing Bollywood is perhaps the most comprehensive and in-depth account of the Hindi film industry to date...Despite being 440 pages in length, Ganti’s accessible writing style makes this ethnography a joy to read.” -- Harjant S. Gill * Visual Anthropology Review *“Filled with first-hand accounts of the inner workings of the vast Mumbai-based Bollywood film industry collected through numerous interviews and extraordinarily extensive fieldwork undertaken over the course of more than a decade of research, Producing Bollywood meets a previously unfilled need on the part of those engaged in studying Indian cinema and culture by letting a large part of this varied and diverse industry speak, as it were, for itself.” -- Gabriel Shapiro * Contemporary South Asia *“Ganti’s book is a commendable pioneering initiative. It will be useful for students, researchers, and those interested in South Asian film studies.” -- Sanjukta Dasgupta * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. How the Hindi Film Industry Became "Bollywood" 1 Part 1. The Social Status of Films and Filmmakers 1. From Vice to Virtue: The State and Filmmaking in India 41 2. From Slumdogs to Millionaires: The Gentrification of Hindi Cinema 77 3. Casting Respectability 119 Part 2. The Practices and Processes of Film Production 4. A Day in the Life of a Hindi Film Set 155 5. The Structure, Organization, and Social Relations of the Hindi Film Industry 175 6. Sentiments of Disdain and Practices of Distinction: The Work Culture of the Hindi Film Industry 215 7. Risky Business: Managing Uncertainty in the Hindi Film Industry 243 Part 3. Discourses and Practices of Audience-Making 8. Pleasing Both Aunties and Servants: The Hindi Film Industry and Its Audience Imaginaries 281 9. The Fear of Large Numbers: The Gentrification of Audience Imaginaries 315 Epilogue: My Name Is Bollywood 359 Notes 367 Bibliography 401 Index 419

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Book SynopsisThis thoughtful ethnography of Islam in Pakistan moves from the smallest scale—a single worshiper striving to be a better Muslim who is seeking guidance at a neighborhood mosque—to the largest, examining the thought of poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, considered to be the spiritual visionary of the country.Trade Review"Muslim Becoming is a powerful contribution to the literature on Islam in Pakistan, not to mention Islam more generally. Its argument—that one has to understand religious practices and institutions in Pakistan in terms of striving or aspiration—is original and quite provocative. Naveeda Khan's subtle insights, novel ethnographic data, and fascinating analysis of Iqbal's poetry and philosophical writings are remarkable too."—Steven C. Caton, author of Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation"Naveeda Khan’s book is a clear, original, and arresting argument about Pakistan as a state of becoming. Interested in nothing less than the formation of a new way of being Muslim in Pakistan, Khan argues that Muslim attempts at perfection in Pakistan are neither communal nor turned toward the past, but rather located in modern citizenship and aspirations toward an entirely novel future. This makes Islam more, rather than less, flexible there. Given the stereotypical and repetitive nature of so much writing about Pakistan today, Muslim Becoming is a breath of fresh air. It deserves to be widely read by academics, journalists, and policy makers."—Faisal Devji, author of The Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics"Tracing the ways that aspiration and skepticism are braided together in lives lived in dialogue with texts in contemporary Pakistan, Naveeda Khan gently shifts our angle of vision on the making and unmaking of Pakistan in everyday life. She thinks of aspiration as a striving for perfectibility, not perfection. This small shift of emphasis makes familiar phenomena, such as sectarian conflict, appear in a new light. Philosophically rich, written in a style that invites conversation, and ethnographically grounded in literary texts, as well as in the ordinary flows of neighborhood relations, Muslim Becoming surely deserves the designation of a modern classic."—Veena Das, author of Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary“Read it for its nuances, subtleties and engaging tales of qabza, jinns and mullahs.” -- Najia Mukhtar * Asian Affairs *“Muslim Becoming succeeds largely because it goes against prevailing wisdom, obliging the reader to adopt a different perspective regarding present-day Pakistan by insisting that Pakistan is not a finished product. . . .Readers interested in a radical departure from the typical fare served upby Washington think-tanks and talking heads will find much of interest in Naveeda Khan’s excellent book.” -- David Waterman * Pakistaniaat *“Readers of Khan's book will hopefully never see Islam, or Pakistan, the same way again, and I am sure that the same analysis could, should, and will be applied to every other religion, tradition, and culture that binds our future to our past.” -- Jack David Eller * Anthropology Review Database *“Thoroughly original and consistently provocative, Muslim Becoming is a tour de force. Through a multilayered ethnography – coupled with textured readings of myriad texts – Naveeda Khan reveals the complexities and contradictions of life in contemporary Pakistan.” -- Robert Rozehnal * Anthropos *“[A]n original and substantive contribution to scholarship on contemporary Islam, and, more generally, to cultural anthropology.” -- Tahir Naqvi * International Journal of Middle East Studies *“Muslim Becoming is an original and important book that argues that the state and citizens in Pakistan have inherited an aspirational understanding of Islam that tends towards experimentation and striving.” -- Sadia Saeed * Economic and Political Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Scenes of Muslim Aspiration: Neighborhood Mosques and Their Qabza 21 2. A Possible Genealogy of Aspiration: Muhammad Iqbal in His Time 55 3. Inheriting Iqbal: The Law and the Ahmadi Question 91 4. The Singularity of Aspiration: A Father, a Child, and a Jinn 121 5. Skepticism in Public Culture: From the Jahil Maulwi to Mullaism 145 6. Skepticism and Spiritual Diagnostics: Iqbal, the Ulama, and the Literati 171 Epilogue: Becoming Present 201 Notes 209 Bibliography 225 Index 251

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Book SynopsisThis thoughtful ethnography of Islam in Pakistan moves from the smallest scale—a single worshiper striving to be a better Muslim who is seeking guidance at a neighborhood mosque—to the largest, examining the thought of poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, considered to be the spiritual visionary of the country.Trade Review"Muslim Becoming is a powerful contribution to the literature on Islam in Pakistan, not to mention Islam more generally. Its argument—that one has to understand religious practices and institutions in Pakistan in terms of striving or aspiration—is original and quite provocative. Naveeda Khan's subtle insights, novel ethnographic data, and fascinating analysis of Iqbal's poetry and philosophical writings are remarkable too."—Steven C. Caton, author of Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation"Naveeda Khan’s book is a clear, original, and arresting argument about Pakistan as a state of becoming. Interested in nothing less than the formation of a new way of being Muslim in Pakistan, Khan argues that Muslim attempts at perfection in Pakistan are neither communal nor turned toward the past, but rather located in modern citizenship and aspirations toward an entirely novel future. This makes Islam more, rather than less, flexible there. Given the stereotypical and repetitive nature of so much writing about Pakistan today, Muslim Becoming is a breath of fresh air. It deserves to be widely read by academics, journalists, and policy makers."—Faisal Devji, author of The Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics"Tracing the ways that aspiration and skepticism are braided together in lives lived in dialogue with texts in contemporary Pakistan, Naveeda Khan gently shifts our angle of vision on the making and unmaking of Pakistan in everyday life. She thinks of aspiration as a striving for perfectibility, not perfection. This small shift of emphasis makes familiar phenomena, such as sectarian conflict, appear in a new light. Philosophically rich, written in a style that invites conversation, and ethnographically grounded in literary texts, as well as in the ordinary flows of neighborhood relations, Muslim Becoming surely deserves the designation of a modern classic."—Veena Das, author of Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary“Read it for its nuances, subtleties and engaging tales of qabza, jinns and mullahs.” -- Najia Mukhtar * Asian Affairs *“Muslim Becoming succeeds largely because it goes against prevailing wisdom, obliging the reader to adopt a different perspective regarding present-day Pakistan by insisting that Pakistan is not a finished product. . . .Readers interested in a radical departure from the typical fare served upby Washington think-tanks and talking heads will find much of interest in Naveeda Khan’s excellent book.” -- David Waterman * Pakistaniaat *“Readers of Khan's book will hopefully never see Islam, or Pakistan, the same way again, and I am sure that the same analysis could, should, and will be applied to every other religion, tradition, and culture that binds our future to our past.” -- Jack David Eller * Anthropology Review Database *“Thoroughly original and consistently provocative, Muslim Becoming is a tour de force. Through a multilayered ethnography – coupled with textured readings of myriad texts – Naveeda Khan reveals the complexities and contradictions of life in contemporary Pakistan.” -- Robert Rozehnal * Anthropos *“[A]n original and substantive contribution to scholarship on contemporary Islam, and, more generally, to cultural anthropology.” -- Tahir Naqvi * International Journal of Middle East Studies *“Muslim Becoming is an original and important book that argues that the state and citizens in Pakistan have inherited an aspirational understanding of Islam that tends towards experimentation and striving.” -- Sadia Saeed * Economic and Political Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Scenes of Muslim Aspiration: Neighborhood Mosques and Their Qabza 21 2. A Possible Genealogy of Aspiration: Muhammad Iqbal in His Time 55 3. Inheriting Iqbal: The Law and the Ahmadi Question 91 4. The Singularity of Aspiration: A Father, a Child, and a Jinn 121 5. Skepticism in Public Culture: From the Jahil Maulwi to Mullaism 145 6. Skepticism and Spiritual Diagnostics: Iqbal, the Ulama, and the Literati 171 Epilogue: Becoming Present 201 Notes 209 Bibliography 225 Index 251

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about Andean music, its reception in Japan, and the resultant transcultural connection. Michelle Bigenho toured Japan with Bolivian musicians and dancers and describes how the two nationalites connected with each other through song and dance.Trade Review"Michelle Bigenho does a brilliant job of combing the Japanese literature (in English), integrating theory, and pushing her own theoretical contribution. The creativity and analytic perspective of the approach makes the work add considerably to existing literature. To the ethnomusicological literature, Bigenho adds theoretical rigor and broad perspectives such as race projects, nationhood, and the ethnographic project. To the race literature, she adds a new transnational perspective that is grounded in performance."—Christine Yano, author of Airborne Dreams: "Nisei" Stewardesses and Pan American World Airways"Michelle Bigenho's dazzling new book probes the fascinating, unexpected story of Japan's romance with Andean music. Her ethnography tacks between Bolivia and Japan, and illuminates an economy of music, livelihood, and attraction that Bigenho triangulates through her own research as an anthropologist and a mistress herself of the Andean fiddle. Her smart, sophisticated analysis speaks to debates about indigeneity, music and performance, and the dialectics of history, desire, and globalization in a multipolar world. It's a book as adroit, intricate, and sometimes very moving as the lilting Andean folk melodies that Bigenho and her Bolivian bandmates played so many nights as they toured throughout the islands."—Orin Starn, author of Ishi's Brain: In Search of America's Last "Wild" Indian“Michelle Bigenho’s ambitious and valuable new book represents a welcome contribution on many fronts. Not only does this work introduce a little-known world of Japanese enthusiasts of Andean ‘folklore’ music, but it also reevaluates conceptual dichotomies in popular cultural studies.” -- Taku Suzuki * Journal of Asian Studies *“The book provides a much-needed insight into one of the many complex and imbalanced instances of cultural exchange.” -- Christiaan M. De Beukelaer * Popular Music *“On the whole, Intimate Distance is a useful addition to the existing literature regarding ethnomusicological theory, specifically as it pertains to musical globalization and appropriation.” -- Tenley Martin * Ethnomusicology Forum *“The author masters a personal and self-reflexive narrative, yet maintains theoretical rigour, making this not only a helpful addition to anthropological and ethnomusicological literature, but also a book appealing to the non-specialized reader.” -- Fiorella Montero Diaz * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Intimate Distance is a valuable contribution to the anthropology of music, particularly with regard to the originality of the author’s topic, analytical approaches, and methodology.” -- Catherine Gauthier-Mercier * Notes *“Michelle Bigenho’s fascinating Intimate Distance is one of a growing number of recent multisited studies that explore a musical relationship in which Europe and North America are de-centered (as much as possible).” -- E. Taylor Atkins * Journal of Japanese Studies *“Michelle Bigenho’s book is an excellent contribution to Latin American Studies, highlighting interdisciplinary connections with Asian Studies and ably conveying readers around the duality of Area Studies as the field was conceived after the Cold War.” -- Zelideth Maria Rivas * The Americas *"Ultimately, Bigenho leaves her readers with an eloquent record of a transnational musical scene that may soon vanish despite the efforts of musical practitioners who reproduce intimacy and difference in their performance of indigenous Bolivian musical traditions that are not their own." -- Shanna Lorenz * Ethnohistory *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Setting the Transnational Stage 1 2. "What's Up with You, Condor?": Performing Indigeneities 32 3. "The Chinese Food of Ethnic Music": Work and Value in Musical Otherness 60 4. A Hobby, a Sojourn, and a Job 91 5. Intimate Distance 122 6. Gringa in Japan 149 7. Conclusion: One's Own Music, Someone Else's Nation 167 Notes 179 Bibliography 201 Index 219

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography exploring how the meaning of cubanía, or Cubanness, is generated in interactions between the state, ordinary Cubans, intellectuals, and artists and other cultural workers.Trade Review"Trumpets in the Mountains is a journey into the rural heartland of Cuba, where few foreigners dare to go . . . and that includes Cubans who've never ventured beyond the city of Havana. Here is a portrait of a Cuba that has escaped the notice of the media, a world where theater people go to country towns and villages to engage in performative dialogues with farm workers about the meaning of the revolution. Drawing on years of fieldwork and personal participation in popular theater, Laurie A. Frederik shows how artistic creativity flourishes in everyday Cuban life in some of the most out-of-the-way places, and offers rich ethnographic examples of how theater has become the perfect stage for acting out the hopes that Cubans still have of building a more just world. Written with sincere affection, this is one of those rare books that gives back to Cuba."—Ruth Behar, author of An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba"Engagingly written, theoretically astute, and based on extensive ethnographic work, Laurie A. Frederik's new book provides important insights into underexplored aspects of Cuban revolutionary culture. She considers the dynamics of socially engaged theater from the perspective of actors and audiences themselves and explores debates over national identity and the goals of the revolutionary project as negotiated far from the centers of state control. An important contribution."—Robin Moore, author of Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture“The book gives valuable insights into the complexities of making art under less than ideal conditions, depicts the rivalries and artistic differences between urban and rural theatre practitioners in Cuba, and draws a sharp picture of life in a country where economic uncertainty and continuing demands of the state on its citizens serve to complicate the process of theatre-making in ways undreamt of by artists in the west.” -- Kate Eaton * New Theatre Quarterly *“Providing insight into Cuban life beyond the cities, Trumpets in the Mountains is a compelling book. Frederik’s work has deservedly received kudos for overcoming the many obstacles (logistical, cultural, political) that hinder participant observation in rural areas of Cuba.” -- Cristina Pertierra * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“A delightful read with brilliant and sometimes striking ethnographic details, and is highly recommended for those interested in art, cultural politics, national identity, and rural ethnography not only of Cuba, but of Latin America in general. Frederik’s work could be used as a whole in senior seminars and graduate courses, or by chapter for lower division classes in the social sciences, performance studies, and Latin American studies.” -- Maki Tanaka * Journal of Latin American Geography *“The book is written with verve and is a must read for anyone interested in the role art in general, and the theater in particular, plays on Cuba’s on-going political experiment with socialism.” -- Martin Holbraad * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Frederik’s interdisciplinary analysis of shifting Cuban identity is an essential text for advanced students and scholars of Latin American socio-political history. With this ethnography Frederik succeeds in her attempt to tear down disciplinary divides. The contribution of Trumpets in the Mountains is not limited to the disciplines of anthropology, theater, and performance studies; but rather it is relevant to all disciplines concerned with the construction of collective identity and the delicate relationships between art, power, and cultural authority.” -- Jessica Evans * Journal of Folklore Research *"Frederik is a storyteller. This book is an eloquent performative rendering of her experiences of observing, interviewing, and reflecting on over a decade of theatre practice in Cuba . . . [T]he author has taken great care to transform the work into a compelling read." -- Rea Dennis * Studies on Theater and Performance *"With relevance that extends from anthropology to performance studies and beyond, Trumpets in the Mountains represents a significantcontribution to the understanding of the society, politics and cultural production of Cuba and Latin America." -- Vera Coleman * AmeriQuests *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Prologue: The Red Blood of Cuban Identity xix Introduction: More than Just Scenery 1 1. Revolution and Revolutionary Performance or, what happens when el negrito, la mulata, and el gallego meet el Hombre Nuevo 41 2. Artists in the Special Period, Option Zero, and the Hombre Novísimo or, the heroic rescue of Liborio and Elpidio Valdés 76 3. Creative Process and Play-Making in Cumanayagua or, waiting for Atilio on the side of a country road 111 4. The Inundation of Siguanea and Cuba or, the near drowning and rescue of Cuba's Godot 142 5. Cultural Crusades and the Unsung Artists of Guantánamo or, how Don Quixote Saves humble Harriero from the devil 175 6. Storytellers and the Story Told: Voices and Visions in the Zones of Silence or, who wins the wager if the cockfight ends in a draw 218 7. Dramatic Irony and Janus-Faced Nationalism or, the triumphant stage return of el negrito and mister Smith 259 Notes 279 Glossary 291 Sources Cited 297 Index 325

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Book SynopsisThis lively compilation of testimonies, journalism, scholarship, political tracts, literature, and illustrations conveys Paraguay's rich history and cultural heritage, as well as its struggles against underdevelopment, foreign intervention, poverty, inequality, and authoritarianism.Trade Review“Peter Lambert and Andrew Nickson have written a wonderfully engaging and useful text that addresses Paraguay’s fascinating and complicated history, replete with unique linguistics and national identity, and rich cultural heritage. . . . The lack of information about Paraguay is palpable.Nonetheless, Lambert and Nickson have corrected this oversight with a text that is bound to find an audience with undergraduate students, future Peace Corps volunteers . . . travelers, missionaries, businesspersons, and diplomats.” -- Bridget María Chesterton * A Contracorriente *“At its best, The Paraguay Reader puts oppositional texts next to each other, not resolving the cacophony of voices but instead allowing the tensions to stand. As such, the compilation serves as an introductory overview for historians, regionalists, and social scientists; but, as the first English-language text of its kind, The Paraguay Reader will also be an important text for Paraguayanists.” -- Christine Folch * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Overall, the editors offer an indispensable guide to an important topic. A must-have for any academic library. Summing up: Essential.” -- K.A. Tyvela * Choice *“This excellent collection of literary artefacts and historical texts and reportage lifts this veil of mystery and shines a light on the country’s hidden hinterland, providing the reader with genuinely interesting insights into a country and society that is poorly understood in South America itself, let alone in the rest of the world.” -- Gavin O’Toole * Latin American Review of Books *“Many of the accounts are being made accessible in English for the first time and thus provide an invaluable resource on the subjects treated, one that has no parallel in the current literature. All of the accounts are preceded by introductions that prepare the reader for the historical significance of the piece.” -- Leonard Rinchiuso * Journal of Latin American Geography *“The Paraguay Reader is a much needed and therefore welcome contribution to the practically nonexistent field of Paraguayan studies. Anyone who wishes to better understand Paraguay will find this book indispensable.” -- Marcelino Viera-Ramos * The Latin Americanist *“The Paraguay Reader is an excellent compilation of literature, folklore, anecdote, reportage and academic research. It illustrates the indomitable capacity of the Paraguayan people.” -- Ed Hart * Sounds and Colours *"The editors do an admirable job of compiling primary sources and analytical essays on the history, politics, and culture of this small, landlocked, poorly understood nation. Undoubtedly the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to Paraguay available in English, The Paraguay Reader both explains and complicates the country’s fabled uniqueness." -- Christine Mathias * Ethnohistory *“For readers seeking an introduction to Paraguayan history and instructors interested in incorporating a tremendous range of source materials in the classroom, The Paraguay Reader is an excellent resource.” -- Caroline E. Schuster * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 I. The Birth of Paraguay 11 II. The Nationalist Experiment 53 III. A Slow Recovery 129 IV. From the Chaco War to the Civil War 193 V. Dictatorship and Resistance 235 VI. A Transition in Search of Democracy 321 VII. What Does It Mean to Be Paraguayan? 383 Epilogue: The Impeachment of President Fernando Lugo 451 Suggestions for Further Reading 457 Acknowledgment of Copyright and Sources 463 Index 471

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums.Trade Review“...this [book] is a careful and beautifully written ethnographicinvestigation of the contours of ordinary people’s lives underneoliberalism in Argentina.” - Gianpaolo Baiocchi, American Journal of Sociology“Patients of the State is an insightful and long-overdue exploration of how the worst Latin American welfare programs reinforce powerlessness and subcitizenship even as they sporadically relieve economic misery. Vividly describing the phenomenally cavalier ways in which the governmental agencies of Buenos Aires waste poor people’s time and resources, Javier Auyero calls attention to the insidious violence of systems that sap political initiative and hobble complex and delicate urban survival strategies. With this study, he has once again opened new pathways for the study of contemporary Latin American poverty.”—Brodwyn Fischer, author of A Poverty of Rights: Citizenship and Inequality in Twentieth-Century Rio de Janeiro“In this brilliant, insightful, and sensitive investigation, Javier Auyero brings careful ethnographic research to bear on the routine temporal experiences of people who seek help and social services from the state. In doing so, he shows us how the state constructs political dominance through the control of its citizens’ time and temporal experience. By making the urban poor wait for whatever they need, the state creates subordination and political resignation. Patients of the State will have a major impact on scholarly and public discourse; it helps us see what is happening to millions of people around the world.”—Michael G. Flaherty, author of The Textures of Time: Agency and Temporal Experience"Patients of the State shines in providing empiricalevidence in support of the importance of waiting for understanding the ways in which power and domination are played out in practice in the relations between the urban poor and the front-line bureaucrats of the state.... [It] shines in providing empirical in support of the importance of waiting for understanding the ways in which power and domination are played out in practice in the relations between the urban poor and the front-line bureaucrats of the state." -- Marcela López Levy * Journal of Latin American Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction. Tempography: Waiting Now and Then 1 1. The Time of the Denizens 23 2. Urban Relegation and Forms of Regulation Poverty 36 3. Poor People's Waiting: Speeding Up Time, but Still Waiting 64 4. The Welfare Office 92 5. Periculum in Mora: Flammable Revisited 128 Conclusion 153 Epilogue 162 Methodological Appendix 165 Notes 169 Works Cited 175 Index 191

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Book SynopsisAnthropologist John F. Collins explores shifts in racial identification in Brazil by examining the transformation of a celebrated Afro-Brazilian neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil from a red light district into an idealized UNESCO World Heritage Site, wherein its residents were celebrated yet stigmatized and expelled.Trade Review"The rich and multifaceted analysis Collins presents in this book is sure to be of interest to a wide range of readers. Its highly original and provocative analysis of heritage politics and memory, as well as racial politics in Brazil, makes it a must-read for scholars in these fields. In addition, the book has much to offer to a readership concerned with urban poverty and government efforts to address it, tourism, and the deep entanglements of social scientific scholarship with local politics of culture, race, history, and morality. Finally, the manner in which Collins translates sensitive ethnographic research and description into thought-provoking theoretical insight speaks directly to recent anthropological discussions on ethnographic theorization." -- Elina I. Hartikainen * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *"...remarkably iconoclastic analysis of race, space, and history.... ethnography that invades the minds and stirs the guts of all those involved in its contents and consumption." -- Nubia Bento Rodrigues * AAG Review of Books *"This is indeed a gringo who knows his Brazil; the analysis is laced with poetry, with the plots of classic novels, with smells, odd recollections, postcards, music, maps, numerous black-and-white photographs, and with emotion—including a millennial version of the sadness of the tropics..." -- Robin E. Sheriff * Journal of Anthropological Research *"There can be little doubt... that this important book will long remain a touchstone for future research on the perils of top-down management of a vulnerable community’s cultural heritage." -- Michael F. Brown * International Journal of Cultural Property *"[An] extraordinarily detailed and theoretically imaginative exploration of how elite and nonelite ideas of Afro-Bahian history and identity coincide, collide, and mutually refract in the decades both before and after the UNESCO declaration." -- John Burdick * American Ethnologist *"[Revolt of the Saints] succeeds in disturbing conventional platitudes about race and history in the construction of a Brazilian national identity. It is theoretically subtle, methodologically extraordinary, and adds a healthy dose of cynicism to the vast and often starry-eyed ethnography of black people in Bahia." -- Brian Brazeal * Anthropological Quarterly *"Collins’s book is a Caribbean pepperpot stew, an ongoing accretion of ingredients simmered for long periods. It is mature, flavourful, surprising and rewarding. Its constant reflexive re-framings and maze-like progressions fascinate, and occasionally produce an Alice-through-the-looking-glass sense of (not unpleasurable) disorientation." -- Peter Wade * Journal of Latin American Studies *"With this book John F. Collins explores the possibilities of ethnography in a very elegant and sensorial way, without neglecting to offer a novel and very well-illustrated approach to the contemporary politics of patrimony and how it ties with racial politics, turning race from quality into a historical and historicised property." -- Susana Boletas * Social Anthropology *"[Collins's] retelling of the contemporary reconstruction of the Pelourinho is imaginative and unconventional. . . . Collins enriches our understanding of contemporary shifts in Bahian racial politics." -- Andrew Britt * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Being, through the Archive 1 1. "The Eighteenth Battalion of Love": Failure and the Dissemination of Misinterpretation 44 2. Letters to the Amazons 102 3. Prostitution's Bureaucracy: Making Up People in the "City of Women" 141 4. A Metaphysics for Our Time: Pelourinho Properties, Bahian Social Bodies, and the Shifting Meanings of Rams and Fetuses 181 5. Treasure Tales and National Bodies: Mystery and Metaphor in Bahian Life 215 6. "But Madame, What If I Should Need to Defecate in Your Neighborhood?" 266 7. "Chatty Chatty Mouth, You Want to Know Your Culture" 305 Conclusion: Saints, Not Angels 345 Appendix: Acronyms Used 363 Notes 365 References 411 Index 443

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Book SynopsisShows how the General Resettlement in the Andes added another layer to a complex web of settlement rather than displacing or destroying itTrade Review"Jeremy Ravi Mumford's gracefully written study is a major contribution not only to the history of the Andes and colonial Latin America, but also to the history of colonialism. The most detailed examination of the project to date, Vertical Empire adds new depth and dimension to what many regard as one of the greatest feats of social engineering in modern history: the resettlement of the Andean population ordered by Francisco de Toledo, fifth viceroy of Peru."—Karen Spalding, author of Huarochirí: An Andean Society under Inca and Spanish Rule"This is a work of superior scholarship, and it will have a major impact in the field of Andean studies. Scholars and non-specialists alike have long seen the General Resettlement of Indians ordered in 1569 as a crushing blow landed on Andeans by their Spanish colonizers. Yet Jeremy Ravi Mumford shows a much more nuanced, ambivalent process. Vertical Empire joins a fast-growing secondary literature that emphasizes Andeans' agency."—Kathryn Burns, author of Into the Archive: Writing and Power in Colonial Peru"Vertical Empire is a fine, much-needed study…. Jeremy Ravi Mumford makes clear the resettlement’s importance, both to Andean society and as an early move toward the practice of governmentality charted by Michel Foucault.” -- David T. Garrett * American Historical Review *“Mumford’s crisscrossing through critical political events in the sixteenth-century Andes is much appreciated as he draws together innovative conclusions regarding the process of colonial policy that included ecclesiastical and Crown officials, local colonizers, and Andean elites.” -- Rachel Sarah O’Toole * A Contracorriente *“Considering the quality and innovation of both its historical narrative and its methodology, as well as its clear and synthetic style Vertical Empire should interest specialists and general readers alike. Andeanists will be especially interested in Munford’s comparisons between Peru, Spain, Mexico, and New Granada, in his ideas about imperial thinking and empire building, and in his creative combination of micro and macro analyses.” -- Julian Diaz Torres * Itinerario *"Mumford's approach persuasively guides readers from a general analysis to a local, archival-based perspective. He uses such a strategy to portray the complexities of a major turning point in Andean history. In short, this is a well-planned, skillfully crafted study that should further shape our understanding of colonialism in the Americas." -- Maria N. Marsilli * Colonial Latin American Historical Review *"Mumford offers comparisons between remote and recent times that freshen perception without pushing too much toward presentism...His sleek translations from Spanish also bring the reader—and especially the novice, whom Mumford bears very much in mind—close to the action." -- Frank Salomon * Ethnohistory *“Vertical Empire offers stimulating insights and comparisons, and don Francisco de Toledo has yet to exhaust our curiosity.” -- Caterina Pizzigoni * Comparative Studies in Society and History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I. Ethnography 1. The Cities 13 2. The Mountains 27 3. The Grid 41 4. Lords 53 Part II. Resettlement 5. "That So-Qualified Assembly" 75 6. The Viceroy 85 7. Tyrants 99 8. On the Ground 119 Part III. After 9. In and Out of the Reducciones 143 10. Four Hundred Years 157 Epilogue 175 Appendix 187 Notes 197 Glossary 255 Bibliography 259 Index 285

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Book SynopsisAn ethnography examining how indigenous residents of crime-ridden, marginalized neighborhoods in Cochabamba, Bolivia, struggle to balance human rights with their need for safety and security.Trade Review“Daniel Goldstein has written an elaborate and rich ethnography of the‘present absence’ of the Bolivian state in a marginal barrio in the city of Cochabamba...In many ways, Goldstein’s book is a testimony to ethnography at its best: it elucidates large critical issues by way of meticulous attention to local contexts and dynamics.” - Anders Burman, Journal of Latin American Studies“[A]stute and useful….[T]his book provides a thought-provoking examination of human rights, fear of crime, and the ways in which people create new forms of justice. Given that it addresses fear of and daily responses to crime, a central concern of many Latin Americans today, this book will be widely read by anthropologists as well as those interested in Latin America, inequality, and "post-neoliberalism." It should also be adopted in courses on criminal justice and inequality.” - Miriam Shakow, Canadian Journal of Latin American & Caribbean Studies"In Outlawed, Daniel M. Goldstein tackles one of the most critical issues confronting Latin America today, namely, the insecurity experienced by numerous citizens who fear falling victim to theft, robbery, burglary, assault, rape, or homicide as they go about their daily lives. He proceeds in a smart way, by examining the Bolivian state's representations of violence, Bolivian citizens' experiences in a local neighborhood, and the notions of community justice and illegitimate violence that circulate locally, nationally, and internationally."—Susan Bibler Coutin, author of Nations of Emigrants: Shifting Boundaries of Citizenship in El Salvador and the United States"This is a terrific work, lively and engaging. It adds to the anthropological understanding of the law in practice in several ways. First, the book demonstrates that while the state does not protect those in Cochabamba's poor urban settlements from crime, it is present in their lives as a set of onerous bureaucratic and legal requirements. Second, it challenges legal pluralist arguments that there is an entirely separate legality operating in city slums. It reveals the legal systems of the urban poor not as entirely separate from the state but as fractured conjunctures of state and other legalities. Third, the book emphasizes the creative ways—from vigilantism to selective reliance on state services and local leaders—that marginalized communities handle legal problems. Taken together, its arguments are a major contribution to the field."—Sally Engle Merry, author of Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective“Daniel Goldstein has written an elaborate and rich ethnography of the ‘present absence’ of the Bolivian state in a marginal barrio in the city of Cochabamba. . . . In many ways, Goldstein’s book is a testimony to ethnography at its best: it elucidates large critical issues by way of meticulous attention to local contexts and dynamics.” -- Anders Burman * Journal of Latin American Studies *“Outlawed presents a theoretical tour de force that draws the reader into complicating and questioning long-standing tropes of urban/rural, indigenous/civilized, and neoliberal/ communal that clearly continue to affect governmentality and everyday experiences of citizenship in contemporary Bolivia. As such, it is a must-read for scholars of the Andes, of neoliberal citizenship in all its manifestations, and—more importantly—for anyone concerned with the renewed scrutiny of security in the global south.” -- Isabel M. Scarborough * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Although Outlawed is an ethnography based on fieldwork with participant observation, traditional ethnographic description occupies only about forty percent of the text. The remainder is roughly forty percent theory and engagement with other literature, and twenty percent discussion of the personal role of the anthropologist. Each of the three elements contributes something to make Outlawed a valuable… work.” -- Gary Van Valen * The Latin Americanist *"Outlawed will undoubtedly inspire important debates on the place of 'engaged anthropology' in our discipline, while inadvertently showing that our scholarly production is often not as collaborative as our activism." -- Ellen Moodie * American Ethnologist *“Through compelling, sensitive, and lyrically written ethnographic analyses, Goldstein takes up a number of key problems for contemporary anthropology. . . . After Outlawed, it is no longer possible to view the role of human rights as a dominant mode of contemporary world-making in the same way.” -- Mark Goodale * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Security, Rights, and the Law in Evo's Bolivia 1 2. Getting Engaged: Reflections on an Activist Anthropology 35 3. The Phantom State: Law and Ordering on the Urban Margins 77 4. Exorcising Ghosts: Managing Insecurity in Uhspa Uhspa 121 5. Community Justice and the Creative Imagination 167 6. Inhuman Rights? Violence at the Nexus of Rights and Security 203 7. An Uncertain Anthropology 239 Notes 257 References 281 Index 305

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Book SynopsisThrough their production and consumption of bhangra and Asian Underground music in the late 1990s, British Asian youth constructed masculinities and femininities with profoundly uneven implications for ethnic, racial, and national belonging.Trade Review“In a major exposition of the British Asian music scene, Bhangra and Asian Underground is a strident tour-de-force of the South Asian music scene during a critical phase of its development.” - Malaikah Fazal, Eastern Eye"Bhangra and Asian Underground is an important book. By focusing on how young British Asian women, particularly working-class women, negotiate questions of race, class, and nation through a gendered relation to popular culture, Falu Bakrania foregrounds the constitutive nature of class in British Asian women's lives."—Gayatri Gopinath, author of Impossible Desires: Queer Diasporas and South Asian Public Cultures"Falu Bakrania has written a fantastic book that provides an excellent account of the complex and contradictory ways that young men and women in Britain craft British Asian identities through the bhangra and Asian Underground music scenes. It was with pleasure that I 'met' Jess, Sukh, Leena, and the other girls and women. Bakrania's transcriptions of the interviews with men and women were fantastic and well-analyzed, truly conveying a sense of their struggles, joys, and humor. Bhangra and Asian Underground is a fabulous ethnography that will enjoy a wide readership."—Nitasha Tamar Sharma, author of Hip Hop Desis: South Asian Americans, Blackness, and a Global Race Consciousness"A welcome addition to the ethnographic literature dealing with music practices in Britain, and her sophisticated analysis considerably expands our knowledge of these musical forms and their attendant social and cultural conventions." -- Evangelos Chrysagis * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“...[O]ne of the only good books ever written about the influential Bhangra subculture. Bakrania opens the book recalling her cousins playing Bally Sagoo’s ‘Star Megamix,’ following all the strands that made up that moment in history until she has assembled a rich portrait of a unique movement in British culture.” -- Josephine Livingstone * Dazed and Confused *"Bhangra and Asian Underground is a rich ethnography of British Asian youth that will be of particular interest to scholars of popular culture and immigrant and diaspora formations." -- Stefan Fiol * Ethnomusicology *“Few book-length monographs have been devoted to these music genres, especially Asian underground, and Bhangra and Asian Underground is a welcome addition to the literature. The book should be of value to ethnomusicologists, scholars of popular music and of Asian Studies, since it addresses bhangra and Asian underground both as music forms and as musical subcultures in the British Asian community.” -- Iris Yellum * Journal of World Popular Music *“Bhangra and Asian Underground gives readers a window into the South Asian diaspora in London, as well as an opportunity to discover some terrific music. . . . [It] will appeal to a wide academic audience from fields including ethnomusicology, anthropology, women’s studies, and diaspora studies, as well as to any scholars interested in the complexities of identity and belonging.” -- Anna Oldfield * Popular Music and Society *“Bhangra and Asian Underground is an important book that makes significant contributions to the study of youth culture, popular music, and social identity. The author’s ethnographic research gives the reader an up close look at how young British Asians negotiate their identities by engaging with the contradictory demands of race, class, and gender.” -- Ryan Moore * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Part I. The Politics of Production 1. Mainstreaming Masculinity: Bhangra Boyz and Belonging in Britain 33 2. From the Margins to the Mainstream: Asian Underground Artists and the Politics of Not Being Political 70 Part II. The Club Cultures in Consumption 3. The Troubling Subjects of Wayward Asian Girls: Working-Class Women and Bhangra Club Going 117 4. Roomful of Asha: Middle-Class Women and Asian Underground Club Going 160 Conclusion. Bhangra and Asian Underground in the 2000s 187 Notes 203 Bibliography 227 Index 237

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Book SynopsisDocuments how activism oscillates between the potential for new social arrangements and the questions that arise once the activists' goals have been accomplishedTrade Review"Dave draws upon ethnographically rich data from her fieldwork among lesbian activists in New Delhi and innovative scholarship from queer studies, anthropology and critical theory to produce an important book for students of queer anthropology, the anthropology of South Asia and the emerging field of the anthropology of ethics.” -- Brian A. Horton * Social Anthropology *“The exciting aspect of this book is how Dave draws on the everyday practices of queer activism, in particular lesbian activism in India, to expose the deeply considered and ethical positions that they take. . . . Dave’s book marks a significant contribution to the archive of queer scholarship generally, but more importantly to making visible a postcolonial perspective in this scholarship." -- Ratna Kapur * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Naisargi Dave’s book on queer activism in India offers something new and valuable. A book-length account of the queer political landscape with a focus on lesbian activism, this study is distinctive both for its longer temporal view and for the productively ambivalent positionality of its author.” -- Rahul Rao * International Dialogue *"Dave’s is a fascinating study, so rich and detailed in its intimate telling of the textures of everyday activism that one is absorbed as if reading a novel." -- Srila Roy * Antipode *"While shedding light on the myriad challenges to the achievement of sexual rights and justice, Dave ultimately paints a portrait of radical possibility where the affective, the material, and the political effects of activism cannot be predetermined." -- Amy Bhatt * Signs *“Dave’s book, with its anecdotes, observations, and rich endnotes, will no doubt add to our understanding of urban lesbian activism while compelling us to reflect about methods and ethics in the age of “affect.”” -- Shohini Ghosh * Journal of Asian Studies *"A more nuanced understanding of the ethical convictions that motivates ordinary individuals to join a movement, to become activists, to go on acting primarily in their own interests but also in the interests of others like them, can only be gained by a complete reading of this richly textured ethnography." -- Harjant Gill * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Rendering Real the Imagined 33 2. Within Limits, Freedom 61 3. Virtuous Women, Radical Ethics, and New Regimes of Value 97 4. Public "Emergence" 137 5. To Be Lawful, to Be Just 167 Appendix. Cast of Organizations 205 Notes 207 References 235 Index 253

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Book SynopsisAnthropologist John F. Collins explores shifts in racial identification in Brazil by examining the transformation of a celebrated Afro-Brazilian neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil from a red light district into an idealized UNESCO World Heritage Site, wherein its residents were celebrated yet stigmatized and expelled.Trade Review"The rich and multifaceted analysis Collins presents in this book is sure to be of interest to a wide range of readers. Its highly original and provocative analysis of heritage politics and memory, as well as racial politics in Brazil, makes it a must-read for scholars in these fields. In addition, the book has much to offer to a readership concerned with urban poverty and government efforts to address it, tourism, and the deep entanglements of social scientific scholarship with local politics of culture, race, history, and morality. Finally, the manner in which Collins translates sensitive ethnographic research and description into thought-provoking theoretical insight speaks directly to recent anthropological discussions on ethnographic theorization." -- Elina I. Hartikainen * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *"...remarkably iconoclastic analysis of race, space, and history.... ethnography that invades the minds and stirs the guts of all those involved in its contents and consumption." -- Nubia Bento Rodrigues * AAG Review of Books *"This is indeed a gringo who knows his Brazil; the analysis is laced with poetry, with the plots of classic novels, with smells, odd recollections, postcards, music, maps, numerous black-and-white photographs, and with emotion—including a millennial version of the sadness of the tropics..." -- Robin E. Sheriff * Journal of Anthropological Research *"There can be little doubt... that this important book will long remain a touchstone for future research on the perils of top-down management of a vulnerable community’s cultural heritage." -- Michael F. Brown * International Journal of Cultural Property *"[An] extraordinarily detailed and theoretically imaginative exploration of how elite and nonelite ideas of Afro-Bahian history and identity coincide, collide, and mutually refract in the decades both before and after the UNESCO declaration." -- John Burdick * American Ethnologist *"[Revolt of the Saints] succeeds in disturbing conventional platitudes about race and history in the construction of a Brazilian national identity. It is theoretically subtle, methodologically extraordinary, and adds a healthy dose of cynicism to the vast and often starry-eyed ethnography of black people in Bahia." -- Brian Brazeal * Anthropological Quarterly *"Collins’s book is a Caribbean pepperpot stew, an ongoing accretion of ingredients simmered for long periods. It is mature, flavourful, surprising and rewarding. Its constant reflexive re-framings and maze-like progressions fascinate, and occasionally produce an Alice-through-the-looking-glass sense of (not unpleasurable) disorientation." -- Peter Wade * Journal of Latin American Studies *"With this book John F. Collins explores the possibilities of ethnography in a very elegant and sensorial way, without neglecting to offer a novel and very well-illustrated approach to the contemporary politics of patrimony and how it ties with racial politics, turning race from quality into a historical and historicised property." -- Susana Boletas * Social Anthropology *"[Collins's] retelling of the contemporary reconstruction of the Pelourinho is imaginative and unconventional. . . . Collins enriches our understanding of contemporary shifts in Bahian racial politics." -- Andrew Britt * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Being, through the Archive 1 1. "The Eighteenth Battalion of Love": Failure and the Dissemination of Misinterpretation 44 2. Letters to the Amazons 102 3. Prostitution's Bureaucracy: Making Up People in the "City of Women" 141 4. A Metaphysics for Our Time: Pelourinho Properties, Bahian Social Bodies, and the Shifting Meanings of Rams and Fetuses 181 5. Treasure Tales and National Bodies: Mystery and Metaphor in Bahian Life 215 6. "But Madame, What If I Should Need to Defecate in Your Neighborhood?" 266 7. "Chatty Chatty Mouth, You Want to Know Your Culture" 305 Conclusion: Saints, Not Angels 345 Appendix: Acronyms Used 363 Notes 365 References 411 Index 443

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Book SynopsisFocused on Botswana's only dedicated oncology ward, Improvising Medicine renders the experiences of patients, their relatives, and clinical staff during a cancer epidemic.Trade Review“Improvising Medicine is a luminous book by a highly respected Africanist whose work creatively bridges anthropology and history. A product of intense listening and observation, deep care, and superb analytical work, it will become a canonical ethnography of medicine in the global south and will have a big impact across the social sciences and medical humanities.”—João Biehl, author of Will to Live: AIDS Therapies and the Politics of Survival and Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment"Improvising Medicine is as good as it gets. It is a book that will be read for decades to come. I have always thought that great ethnography transcends the specificities of time and place, of the particular, to offer a glimpse of the universal. This gripping book does just that, and the subtle and grounded way that it speaks to global health and debates in medical anthropology makes it a major addition to both fields."—Vinh-Kim Nguyen, M.D., author of The Republic of Therapy: Triage and Sovereignty in West Africa's Time of AIDS“This book will find a ready readership among Africanists and medical anthropologists. I envision its wider use in g'lobal health' courses, where it will challenge aspiring health workers accustomed to locating hope for medical development in scalable technical interventions... Cancer care, Livingston shows us—like medicine, like development—often requires starting over, usually entails improvisation, and always calls for hard labor by particular individuals in the face of destructive political and economic forces. Improvising Medicine reminds us effectively, sometimes devastatingly, how intractably human this thing called 'health care' is.” -- Claire Wendland * American Ethnologist *“This is an excellent ethnography that should (and undoubtedly will) be read and taught by anthropologists, historians, science studies scholars, and interdisciplinary scholars of Africa…. students and practitioners of global health should be reading Improvising Medicine, in which African cancer is made visible and the clinical science of oncology is never divorced from the moral labor and political conditions of care.” -- Johanna Crane * African Studies Review *“Improvising Medicine is best suited to those who are interested in global health or who provide medical care across cultures. While its primary subject is cancer, the points the author makes regarding the view of medical care priorities in resource-poor countries, as well as the culture-dependent experience of disease, are well taken and can be applied to work in other areas of the world.” -- Holly Salzman * Family Medicine *“In Improvising Medicine, Julie Livingston presents a vivid ethnography of cancer management in an African hospital ward...This book is rich in textual and visual data and is theoretically well informed. It is a model of ethnographic work and an excellent monograph in global medicine and health systems research.” -- Benson Mulemi * Social History of Medicine *“Although this scholarly work explores a harsh and distressing reality, it is well written, with a warmth and compassion that will make it accessible and appealing to a broad readership… This book will have a direct and sustained impact across fields of social sciences and medical humanities – as it can provide an important perspective often lacking within the paternalistic global health debates.” -- Karen Barnes * Journal of Southern African Studies *“Improvising Medicine is an exquisite ethnography, replete with both specific, richly observed encounters at a cancer ward in Botswana and broader, urgent arguments for anthropology and global health. . . . Drawing on beautifully rendered ethnographic evidence, Improvising Medicine tells a compelling story that is relevant for anthropology and beyond.” -- Anne Pollock * Journal of Anthropological Research *“That Improvising Medicine is at times difficult to read is a testament to Livingston’s observational and storytelling skills, her ability to allow us to imagine what it might feel like to be a patient, caregiver, nurse, or doctor in an African hospital. This is a remarkable book that deserves and will surely attract a wide readership.” -- Neil Kodesh * Journal of African History *"Improvising Medicine is a brilliant and groundbreaking hospital ethnography, one that grips the reader with its narratives of an institution characterized by constant precarity, where supplies, medications, procedures, and staff are never assured.... Improvising Medicine should interest diverse audiences. These include medical anthropologists, sociologists, social historians of Africa, public health specialists, and scholars across disciplines with interest in the cultures and practices of biomedicine, the morality of care, and the comparative analysis of medical ethics." -- Carolyn Sargent * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. The Other Cancer Ward 1 2. Neoplastic Africa: Mapping Circuits of Toxicity and Knowledge 29 3. Creating and Embedding Cancer in Botswana's Oncology Ward 52 Interlude. Amputation Day at Princess Marina Hospital 85 4. The Moral Intimacies of Care 93 5. Pain and Laughter 119 6. After ARVs, During Cancer, Before Death 152 Epilogue. Changing Wards, Further Improvisations 174 Notes 183 Bibliography 205 Index 221

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Book SynopsisWall Street Womenn tells the story of the first generation of women to establish themselves as professionals on Wall Street.Trade Review"Detecting gendering in high finance is a long-standing challenge—it is a domain inhospitable to the main categories of feminist analysis. Melissa S. Fisher goes at it with gusto and gives us a great book."—Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights“Extensively researched and thoroughly documented, this portrait of a pioneering generation of women provides context for understanding the emergent discourse of feminizing markets. Strongly recommended for readers interested in business anthropology or gender studies, particularly for gendered discourses of finance and the female financial elite.” -- Rebekah Wallin * Library Journal *"Melissa Fisher's Wall Street Women introduces us to a feminist world that we can hardly imagine. As they dream of changing the hostile domain of finance, women find themselves drawing on traditional notions of gender equality and coaching each other in old-fashioned survival skills. Written in enticing prose, Wall Street Women offers us an illuminating peek into a wholly unexpected fusion of feminism with the market."—Alice Kessler-Harris, author of A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman“Fisher presents a world to us that taps into a current public interest in women pioneers in business, is methodologically innovative, is theoretically rich, and is ethnographically vital in understanding how to move forward as both gendered and market-engaged persons in the post–financial crisis world.” -- Sarah A. Tobin * American Ethnologist *“Melissa Fisher has written a fascinating, fresh, and accessible account of the pioneering women who started careers on Wall Street in the 1960s and 1970s and established themselves as successful financial professionals. . . . This book offers a readable ethnography that would be a valuable course adoption in both undergraduate and graduate courses on social aspects of finance or gender and labor markets.” -- Louise Marie Roth * American Journal of Sociology *“Wall Street Women serves not only as an helpful reminder of women’s struggles and successes, but also as an enlightening depiction of changes—and continuing challenges—in a part of the business world often seen as mysterious at best and oppressive at worst. Indeed, the material Fisher gleans through ethnographic and archival research establishes the importance of her project, even if the book raises troubling questions about the compromises that women continue to make in the name of success, and about the nature of high finance itself.” -- Megan Brown * Reviews in Cultural Theory *“[W]ell-argued and superbly researched. . . . Fisher’s in-depth case study of a Wall Street women’s cohort adds ethnographic specificity to the typically cross-societal literature on market feminism.” -- Alexandra Michel * Administrative Science Quarterly *“Wall Street Women offers insightful interpretations of the noticeable changes in the rhetoric and practice of the first women of Wall Street, encouraging further comparative study of elites in this area. Fisher’s extensive fieldwork, conducted over many years, has produced a detailed, wide-ranging and thoughtful exploration of the first women of Wall Street and their navigation of a competitive corporate culture structured by ideas about masculinity. Furthermore, it makes a significant contribution to our wider understanding of capitalism and finance as gendered and the resulting complexity of this for women in a market-driven society.” -- Alison C. Kay * Women's History Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Wall Street Women 1 1. Beginnings 27 2. Careers, Networks, and Mentors 66 3. Gendered Discourses of Finance 95 4. Women's Politics and State-Market Feminism 120 5. Life after Wall-Street 136 6. Market Feminism, Feminizing Markets, and the Financial Crisis 155 Notes 175 Bibliography 201 Index 217

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Book SynopsisPolitically engaged ethnographers examine the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, challenging dominant understandings of social transformation, political possibility, knowledge production, and the relation between intellectual labor and sociopolitical activism.Trade Review"Insurgent Encounters is an exciting and timely collection. It treats topics of great interest to students and scholars in a variety of fields, especially those concerned with ethnography, social movements, and activist scholarship. I am convinced that the engagement of activist ethnography with transnational social movements has the power to transform the disciplines, and ethnography, in interesting ways."—Michael Hardt, coauthor of the books Commonwealth, Multitude, and Empire"This important collection represents the best work by anthropologists who are reshaping ethnography 'of' and 'for' social movements. No other book addresses the present-day intersection and increasingly mutual identification of anthropological research and social-movement activism as thoroughly or comprehensively as this does. What's more, one gets the sense that the essays derive from a working community of activist-scholars living up to the vision of 'network' that the volume itself exemplifies. For me, the collection as an artifact and enactment of the kinds of collaboration that it discusses is one of its most fascinating features."—George E. Marcus, coauthor of Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary“The editors’ writing will capture readers’ attention and the stories, radical activist moments, and style of ethnographic writing in each subsequent case study will hold it...This collection represents an important advance in the study of social movements generally and transnational activism specifically as it is the first book to focus on the methods, perspectives and theoretical insights generated by ethnography.” -- Julie A. Pelton * International Dialogue *“This new collection of essays edited by Jeffrey Juris and Alex Khasnabish is a refreshing and welcome contribution to the study of social movements…. this is a theoretically sophisticated and engaging collection of essays, and a welcome contribution to our understanding of radical social movements.” -- Patrick C. Wilson * Labour/Le Travail *"In short, this is a bold experiment of what an activist-scholarhsip might look like, raising profound epistemological and ethical questions which only become more pressing as the ecological and social crises of this century deepen. I applaud the editors for their courage, and answer their call to bring a militant ethnography to the mainstream." -- Vita Peacock * Critique of Anthropology *“Insurgent Encounters makes an important contribution to the ethnography of activism and should be widely read. . . . For those grappling with how to use ethnographic methods in activist research this edited volume will make for a good introduction into many of the dilemmas and insights into thinking through political engagement and transformational change.” -- Junaid Rana * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction. Ethnography and Activism within Networked Spaces of Transnational Encounter / Jeffrey S. Juris and Alex Khasnabish 1 Emerging Subjectivities 1. Spaces of Intentionality: Race, Class, and Horizontality at the U.S. Social Forum / Jeffrey S. Juris 39 2. Tracing the Zapatista Rhizome, or, the Ethnography of a Transnationalized Political Imagination / Alex Khasnabish 66 3. The Possibilities and Perils for Scholar-Activists and Activist-Scholars: Reflections on the Feminist Dialogues / Manisha Desai 89 4. From Local Ethnographies to Global Movement: Experience, Subjectivity, and Power among Four Alter-globalization Actors / Geoffrey Pleyers 108 Discrepant Paradigms 5. The Global Indigenous Movement and Paradigm Wars: International Activism, Network Building, and Transformative Politics / Sylvia Escárcega 129 6. Local and Not-So-Local Exchanges: Alternative Economies, Ethnography, and Social Science / David J. Hess 151 7. The Edge Effects of Alter-globalization Protests: An Ethnographic Approach to Summit Hopping in the Post-Seattle Period / Vinci Daro 171 Transformational Knowledges 8. Transformation in Engaged Ethnography: Knowledge, Networks, and Social Movements / Maria Isabel Casas-Cortés, Michal Osterweil, and Dana E. Powell 199 9. Transformative Ethnography and the World Social Forum: Theories and Practices of Transformation / Giuseppe Caruso 229 10. Activist Ethnography and Translocal Solidarity / Paul Routledge 250 11. Ethnographic Approaches to the World Social Forum / Janet Conway 269 Subversive Technologies 12. The Transnational Struggle for Information Freedom / M. K. Sterpka 295 13. This Is What Democracy Looked Like / Tish Stringer 318 14. The Cultural Politics of Free Software and Technology within the Social Forum Process / Jeffrey S. Juris, Guiseppe Caruso, Stéphane Couture, and Lorenzo Mosca 342 Conclusion. The Possibilities, Limits, and Relevance of Engaged Ethnography / Jeffrey S. Juris and Alex Khasnabish 367 References 391 Contributors 423 Index 427

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Book SynopsisPolitically engaged ethnographers examine the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, challenging dominant understandings of social transformation, political possibility, knowledge production, and the relation between intellectual labor and sociopolitical activism.Trade Review"Insurgent Encounters is an exciting and timely collection. It treats topics of great interest to students and scholars in a variety of fields, especially those concerned with ethnography, social movements, and activist scholarship. I am convinced that the engagement of activist ethnography with transnational social movements has the power to transform the disciplines, and ethnography, in interesting ways."—Michael Hardt, coauthor of the books Commonwealth, Multitude, and Empire"This important collection represents the best work by anthropologists who are reshaping ethnography 'of' and 'for' social movements. No other book addresses the present-day intersection and increasingly mutual identification of anthropological research and social-movement activism as thoroughly or comprehensively as this does. What's more, one gets the sense that the essays derive from a working community of activist-scholars living up to the vision of 'network' that the volume itself exemplifies. For me, the collection as an artifact and enactment of the kinds of collaboration that it discusses is one of its most fascinating features."—George E. Marcus, coauthor of Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary“The editors’ writing will capture readers’ attention and the stories, radical activist moments, and style of ethnographic writing in each subsequent case study will hold it...This collection represents an important advance in the study of social movements generally and transnational activism specifically as it is the first book to focus on the methods, perspectives and theoretical insights generated by ethnography.” -- Julie A. Pelton * International Dialogue *“This new collection of essays edited by Jeffrey Juris and Alex Khasnabish is a refreshing and welcome contribution to the study of social movements…. this is a theoretically sophisticated and engaging collection of essays, and a welcome contribution to our understanding of radical social movements.” -- Patrick C. Wilson * Labour/Le Travail *"In short, this is a bold experiment of what an activist-scholarhsip might look like, raising profound epistemological and ethical questions which only become more pressing as the ecological and social crises of this century deepen. I applaud the editors for their courage, and answer their call to bring a militant ethnography to the mainstream." -- Vita Peacock * Critique of Anthropology *“Insurgent Encounters makes an important contribution to the ethnography of activism and should be widely read. . . . For those grappling with how to use ethnographic methods in activist research this edited volume will make for a good introduction into many of the dilemmas and insights into thinking through political engagement and transformational change.” -- Junaid Rana * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction. Ethnography and Activism within Networked Spaces of Transnational Encounter / Jeffrey S. Juris and Alex Khasnabish 1 Emerging Subjectivities 1. Spaces of Intentionality: Race, Class, and Horizontality at the U.S. Social Forum / Jeffrey S. Juris 39 2. Tracing the Zapatista Rhizome, or, the Ethnography of a Transnationalized Political Imagination / Alex Khasnabish 66 3. The Possibilities and Perils for Scholar-Activists and Activist-Scholars: Reflections on the Feminist Dialogues / Manisha Desai 89 4. From Local Ethnographies to Global Movement: Experience, Subjectivity, and Power among Four Alter-globalization Actors / Geoffrey Pleyers 108 Discrepant Paradigms 5. The Global Indigenous Movement and Paradigm Wars: International Activism, Network Building, and Transformative Politics / Sylvia Escárcega 129 6. Local and Not-So-Local Exchanges: Alternative Economies, Ethnography, and Social Science / David J. Hess 151 7. The Edge Effects of Alter-globalization Protests: An Ethnographic Approach to Summit Hopping in the Post-Seattle Period / Vinci Daro 171 Transformational Knowledges 8. Transformation in Engaged Ethnography: Knowledge, Networks, and Social Movements / Maria Isabel Casas-Cortés, Michal Osterweil, and Dana E. Powell 199 9. Transformative Ethnography and the World Social Forum: Theories and Practices of Transformation / Giuseppe Caruso 229 10. Activist Ethnography and Translocal Solidarity / Paul Routledge 250 11. Ethnographic Approaches to the World Social Forum / Janet Conway 269 Subversive Technologies 12. The Transnational Struggle for Information Freedom / M. K. Sterpka 295 13. This Is What Democracy Looked Like / Tish Stringer 318 14. The Cultural Politics of Free Software and Technology within the Social Forum Process / Jeffrey S. Juris, Guiseppe Caruso, Stéphane Couture, and Lorenzo Mosca 342 Conclusion. The Possibilities, Limits, and Relevance of Engaged Ethnography / Jeffrey S. Juris and Alex Khasnabish 367 References 391 Contributors 423 Index 427

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Book SynopsisThis ethnography of hiplife, a popular Ghanaian music genre combining hip-hop with highlife music, shows how young hiplife artists in Ghana and its diaspora use the music to gain social status, wealth, and respectability.Trade Review“[Shipley] has written with passionate involvement and balances his study with firsthand interviews. The globalization of hip-hop should be no surprise, and this exploration of its reach and how it can be remade provides a fascinating example of the localization and renewal of the form.” -- Bill Baars * Library Journal *“Shipley offers up a heady mix of political, business, and music history, of entrepreneurship and converging genres, intermixed with reportage and personal contacts as he explores the junction of celebrity, commerce, and politics in contemporary Ghana. . . . [S]cholars of contemporary African culture and aficionados of hiplife will find enlightenment.” * Publishers Weekly *“The scholarly passages are hung around lengthy, eminently readable sections that will appeal to anyone who might enjoy modern African music styles, and not necessarily those with a hip-hop bias. Even if you have no particular interest or liking for hiplife, this is an absorbing and very informative book.” -- Martin Sinnock * Songlines *“[A] fascinating foray into a complex world of musical production, the deployment of shifting technologies, and articulation of conceptions of entrepreneurial success that deserves wide attention and careful consideration…. Living the Hiplife offers readers an admirable mix of ethnographic detail and analytical discussion.” -- Nate Plageman * Journal of Anthropological Research *“[T]his study not only originally and brilliantly recognizes the role of the diaspora in this cultural field, but it brightly manages to let the audience speak back to cultural producers. Indeed, Shipley repeatedly succeeds in giving voice to these participants, from a local public transport conversation to online forums…. [H]is book significantly contributes to a much neglected field that is the economy of popular music in urban Africa; and I can only welcome and salute such a study, full of original insights, as a firsthand account from an obviously enthusiastic and dedicated participant.” -- Jenny F. Mbaye * Africa *"Living the Hiplife is an important testimony to the innovative and entrepreneurial nature of hip-hop music in Ghana as well as an excellent example of a theoretically engaged ethnography that productively uses anthropological ideas of value and circulation." -- Girish Daswani * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Aesthetics and Aspiration 1 1. Soul to Soul: Value Transformations and Disjunctures of Diaspora in Urban Ghana 28 2. Hip-Hop Comes to Ghana: State Privatization and an Aesthetic of Control 51 3. Rebirth of Hip: Afro-Cosmopolitanism and Masculinity in Accra's New Speech Community 80 4. The Executioner's Words: Genre, Respect, and Linguistic Value 108 5. Scent of Bodies: Parody as Circulation 134 6. Gendering Value for a Female Hiplife Star: Moral Violence as Performance Technology 163 7. No. 1 Mango Street: Celebrity Labor and Digital Production as Musical Value 198 8. Ghana@50 in the Bronx: Sonic Nationalism and New Diasporic Disjunctures 230 Conclusion. Rockstone's Office: Entrepreneurship and the Debt of Celebrity 267 Notes 285 Bibliography 303 Index 317

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Book SynopsisGrounded in a close analysis of cinema regulation in the world's largest democracy, Censorium ultimately illuminates the elusive foundations of political and cultural sovereignty in mass-mediated societies.Trade Review"As a system of regulation behind mass publicity, censorship stands at a scholarly impasse, often arbitrary in its exercise and yet seemingly consensual in its popular outcomes. William Mazzarella fills major lacunae in the existing literature on censorship by his incisive analysis of the cultural forms of censorship across colonial and postcolonial periods. This is an important addition to the anthropology of media and globalization in South Asia."—Arvind Rajagopal, author of Politics after Television: Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in India"In Censorium, William Mazzarella demonstrates that censorship is integral to the performance of sovereignty and the constitution of 'mass-publics' in socially diverse and mass-mediated societies. His incisive and immensely suggestive book is destined to become a standard reference in film studies, media studies, and the anthropology of the state."—Thomas Blom Hansen, author of Melancholia of Freedom: Social Life in an Indian Township in South Africa“This book is eminently readable and the arguments are easily accessible…. [S]o much of the density of the theoretical arguments that it resorts to are softened through such tender and accessible language that doesn’t for a moment appear to moralize or sermonize even when the author is forced to take up sensitive issues of culture, class, gender and morality…. Censorium is at once a documentary on censorship and a theoretical space for hair-splitting analyses.” -- Usha V.T. * The Hindu *"This book, which lies at the intersection of anthropology and meida studies, is a path-breaking analysis of censorship in the Indian film industry." -- Rohit K. Dasgupta * Asian Affairs *"The book’s stage is cinema, but it helps us understand how dominant caste groups have been so effective in mobilising support for informal bans such as on writer Perumal Murugan’s Mathorubagan, till the courts’ defence of the writer’s right to write. Mazzarella’s exploration of India’s engagement with censorship begins during British rule, and shows how restrictions on free speech got enshrined in the Constitution. The legal framework of censorship is still a work in progress. . . . To defend the indefensible, to be a little more tolerant and a little indulgent — for me those are the unstated takeaways from this important book." -- Anuradha Raman * The Hindu *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The Censor's Fist 1 1. Performative Dispensations: The Elementary Forms of Mass Publicity 29 2. Who the Hell Do the Censors Think They Are? Grounds of the Censor's Judgment 76 3. We Are the Law! Censorship Takes to the Streets 115 4. Quotidian Eruptions: Aesthetic Distinction and the Extimate Squirm 156 5. Obscene Tendencies: Censorship and the Public Punctum 190 Notes 223 Bibliography 257 Index 275

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Book SynopsisDrawing on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States, David Novak traces the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise, an underground music genre combining distortion and electronic effects.Trade Review“While Japanoise gives a fantastically detailed account of Noise’s history and evolution, it is also interesting to see it framed as a true representative of what has come to be known as ‘Cool Japan.’ As the government promotes sugary sweet pop acts that cause toothaches abroad, the grassroots noise scene (OK, it might be causing earaches) is making real progress in keeping Japan cool.” -- Shaun McKenna * Japan Times *“The major strength of Novak’s book lies in its ability to describe the goings on at various gigs in both Japan and the United States in such a way that the reader is able to sense something of what it must have been like to be there, just enough, perhaps, to wish that s/he had actually been there. For a reader such as this reviewer, indeed, there is much envy-inducing material here. In this respect, Novak’s book is very much in the David Toop school of writing, and as such there are many passages that provide the reader with truly engaging, fascinating and beautifully written accounts of some musical events the like of which will never be heard again.” -- Greg Hainge * Asian Studies Review *“Novak succeeds in highlighting the cultural implications of Noise in ways that productively broaden scholarly inquiries about music and culture. This book is an invaluable, groundbreaking contribution for ethnomusicology that is applicable to scholars across disciplines with interests in transnationalism, technology, and globalization.” -- Nana Kaneko * Ethnomusicology Review *“This is a thought-provoking book that is well written and researched, and it made me reflect on not just Noise as experimental music that pushes the boundaries of aesthetics and physical listening but also on listening to a variety of sounds in daily life, on our relationship to technology and our ability to shape sound through it, and on the collaborative connections and blurred identities that exist among artists, distributors, and consumers.” -- Carolyn S. Stevens * American Ethnologist *"Novak’s mesmerizing writing style achieves the impressive (almost magical, it seemed to me) feat of depicting the art without confining it to narrative. Indeed, the manner in which Novak’s beautifully fragmented depictions of heterogeneous ethnographic 'scenes' tie together in a cohesive sort of chaos seemed intended to evoke Noise itself.” -- Scott W. Aalgaard * Journal of Asian Studies *"Japanoise, on one hand, delineates Noise’s historical resonance with musique concrète, post-war jazz, experimental rock and Dada happenings, to name just a few orienting styles. On the other, it encourages and provides a template for approaching challenging music with sensitivity to its form as well as its cultural logic. The book thus astutely addresses not only scholars but students at a variety of levels." -- Benjamin Tausig * Ethnomusicology Forum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Scenes of Liveness and Deadness 28 2. Sonic Maps of the Japanese Underground 64 3. Listening to Noise in Kansai 92 4. Genre Noise 117 5. Feedback, Subjectivity, and Performance 139 6. Japanoise and Technoculture 169 7. The Future of Cassette Culture 198 Epilogue: A Strange History 227 Notes 235 References 259 Index 279

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Book SynopsisGrounded in a close analysis of cinema regulation in the world's largest democracy, Censorium ultimately illuminates the elusive foundations of political and cultural sovereignty in mass-mediated societies.Trade Review"As a system of regulation behind mass publicity, censorship stands at a scholarly impasse, often arbitrary in its exercise and yet seemingly consensual in its popular outcomes. William Mazzarella fills major lacunae in the existing literature on censorship by his incisive analysis of the cultural forms of censorship across colonial and postcolonial periods. This is an important addition to the anthropology of media and globalization in South Asia."—Arvind Rajagopal, author of Politics after Television: Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in India"In Censorium, William Mazzarella demonstrates that censorship is integral to the performance of sovereignty and the constitution of 'mass-publics' in socially diverse and mass-mediated societies. His incisive and immensely suggestive book is destined to become a standard reference in film studies, media studies, and the anthropology of the state."—Thomas Blom Hansen, author of Melancholia of Freedom: Social Life in an Indian Township in South Africa“This book is eminently readable and the arguments are easily accessible…. [S]o much of the density of the theoretical arguments that it resorts to are softened through such tender and accessible language that doesn’t for a moment appear to moralize or sermonize even when the author is forced to take up sensitive issues of culture, class, gender and morality…. Censorium is at once a documentary on censorship and a theoretical space for hair-splitting analyses.” -- Usha V.T. * The Hindu *"This book, which lies at the intersection of anthropology and meida studies, is a path-breaking analysis of censorship in the Indian film industry." -- Rohit K. Dasgupta * Asian Affairs *"The book’s stage is cinema, but it helps us understand how dominant caste groups have been so effective in mobilising support for informal bans such as on writer Perumal Murugan’s Mathorubagan, till the courts’ defence of the writer’s right to write. Mazzarella’s exploration of India’s engagement with censorship begins during British rule, and shows how restrictions on free speech got enshrined in the Constitution. The legal framework of censorship is still a work in progress. . . . To defend the indefensible, to be a little more tolerant and a little indulgent — for me those are the unstated takeaways from this important book." -- Anuradha Raman * The Hindu *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The Censor's Fist 1 1. Performative Dispensations: The Elementary Forms of Mass Publicity 29 2. Who the Hell Do the Censors Think They Are? Grounds of the Censor's Judgment 76 3. We Are the Law! Censorship Takes to the Streets 115 4. Quotidian Eruptions: Aesthetic Distinction and the Extimate Squirm 156 5. Obscene Tendencies: Censorship and the Public Punctum 190 Notes 223 Bibliography 257 Index 275

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Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, Indian workers have flooded into Dubai, enabling its construction boom. Barred from becoming citizens, they comprise the emirate's largest noncitizen population. Neha Vora examines their existence in a state of permanent temporariness.Trade Review"In Impossible Citizens, Neha Vora examines how Indians living in Dubai, where they are formally excluded from citizenship, create other forms of belonging through relationships with various communities—including Indians of other classes, other South Asians, and Emiratis—as well as particular spaces within the city-state. This book makes a strong argument with both theoretical and empirical significance that Indians are integral to the legitimacy of the Emirati state."—Ilana Feldman, author of Governing Gaza: Bureaucracy, Authority, and the Work of Rule, 1917–1967 "Neha Vora's Impossible Citizens is not only a fine ethnography of the 'permanently temporary' Indian population in Dubai, it is also a searching re-examination of concepts such as 'citizenship,' 'diaspora,' and 'democracy.' In the finest traditions of ethnographic work, Vora thoroughly undermines the usual scholarly use of these concepts by showing how little analytic purchase they give us in one case. She argues instead for a view in which migrants are not separated from citizens, and the economic causes of migration are not seen as disconnected from questions of social and cultural citizenship. Theoretically innovative and ethnographically rich, this study will be a necessary guide to modes of belonging in the contemporary globalized world."—Akhil Gupta, author of Red Tape: Bureaucracy, Structural Violence, and Poverty in India“Vora’s book is not merely an interesting narrative; it is also theoretically sophisticated, working through the Dubai case to argue an urgent need for questioning several core analytic concepts… she confidently ranges around questions of citizenship, migrancy and governmentality – including taxation and welfare – and deftly demonstrates how academic and popular discourse alike fail to disengage from the ‘imperial genealogies’ of their own epistemologies… Accordingly, this book deserves a readership beyond its obvious regional constituencies. Anyone thinking about state, citizenship, migration, rights or contemporary economies, or about the intellectual and political work that we do when we delineate and separate analytic domains, prising them from the flow of daily reactions and transactions that form social life, will find much here.”­ -- Caroline Osella * Times Higher Education *“Impossible Citizens is immediately engaging and sophisticated in its presentation of the myriad realities of the everyday lives of Indians in Dubai. . . . [T]he promise of the book is not just for those identifying with Area Studies or readers interested in Diaspora Studies and research on transnational ties that link South Asia with the other parts of the world, but also for those who wish to engage with thematic subjects of citizenship, migration and its links to ‘home’ economies and an anthropology of how neo-liberal economics affects the spatial, sensual and social architecture of cities.” -- Anandita Bajpai * South Asia *". . . a rich and comprehensive ethnography of Dubai’s Indian community that sets new standards for writing about 'guest workers' in the Gulf…. Impossible Citizens examines citizenship 'precisely through those who mark citizenship’s limits' — and in so doing, provides a compelling analysis of political governance that speaks to multiple disciplines and regions of the world.” -- Noora Anwar Lori * Middle East Journal *“[Vora’s] careful study of a group of migrants makes a compelling contribution to the anthropology of migration, transnationalism, and cities as well as to area studies of South Asia and the Middle East.” -- Kristin V. Monroe * Journal of Anthropological Research * "A rich ethnography which provides a fresh perspective on the Indian community in the rapidly changing city of Dubai." -- Sanjukta Mukherjee * International Migration Review *"Impossible Citizens will no doubt appeal to anyone interested in the Southasian diaspora and in new forms of citizenship." -- Tristian Brusle * Himal Southasian Magazine *"...this book is a remarkable study in the field of Gulf Studies, migration, diaspora, and citizenship. It challenges these concepts with the exceptional case of Dubai.... Her painstaking research has resulted in an extraordinary and extremely well documented contribution. The book is well organized and well written. It will be welcomed by students, professionals, and academics alike." -- Gijsbert Oonk * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"[W]ith Impossible Citizens, Vora—through her rich ethnographic work and her very well laid out arguments—contributes significantly to our understanding of citizenship, diaspora and belonging by introducing the largely understudied, highly multicultural yet stratified society of Dubai." -- Idil Akinci * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Exceptions and Exceptionality in Dubai 3 1. A Tale of Two Creeks: Cosmopolitan Productions and Cosmopolitan Erasures in Contemporary Dubai 36 2. An Indian City? Diasporic Subjectivity and Urban Citizenship in Old Dubai 65 3. Between Global City and Golden Frontier: Indian Businessmen, Unofficial Citizenship, and Shifting Forms of Belonging 91 4. Exceeding the Economic: New Modalities of Belonging among Middle-class Dubai Indians 117 5. Becoming Indian in Dubai: Parochialisms and Globalisms in Privatized Education 144 Conclusion. Reassessing Gulf Studies: Citizenship, Democracy, and the Political 171 Notes 191 Bibliography 221 Index 235

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Book SynopsisA father-daughter research team tell the behind-the-scenes story of a social movement started by a group of Brazilian women in 1986 in order to secure economic rights for women and transform their roles in homes and communities.Trade Review"Sustaining Activism is a highly unusual book, full of rich insights and fun to read. Authored by a father and daughter, each with a distinct voice, it is a work of engaged ethnographic research that involved extraordinary collaboration both between the two authors and between the authors and a group of women activists in southern Brazil. In contrast with many social-movement scholars and activists, the authors acknowledge that social movements can be messy and contradictory. Their absorbing account is analytically and emotionally very powerful."—Marc Edelman, Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY"Sustaining Activism opens an intimate window onto the personal and political forces that propel grassroots women's activism in rural southern Brazil. Just as the women of Ibiraiaras and Sananduva invited Emma and Jeff into their kitchens and meeting halls, so the unique father-daughter dialogue that unfolds in this sophisticated yet highly accessible book lets us into those women's lives. This singular collaborative ethnography will be a treasured resource for students, scholars, and all those wishing to 're-enchant' politics."—Sonia E. Alvarez, Leonard J. Horwitz Professor of Latin American Politics and Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst"An instant classic—lyrical, bittersweet, and deeply insightful."—Heather L. Williams, Associate Professor of Politics, Pomona College"Let there be no doubt: this is not only a terrific work of social science, it is also a wonderful way for students to imagine themselves in the role of researcher, contemplate the challenges of working across generational lines and against dominant expectations about how knowledge production works. Our students were fascinated and inspired." —José Antonio Lucero, Joff Hanauer Honors Professor and Chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Associate Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington"There are few studies that can teach students as much about the benefits of engaged ethnography and taking seriously the complexities of social movements than Sustaining Activism."—María Elena García, Chair of Comparative History of Ideas Program and Associate Professor of International Studies and Comparative History of Ideas, University of Washington"This absorbing book—combining history, politics, sociology, memoir—is ultimately beyond category, much like the individual activists in Brazil whom it traces. Unique individuals can and do join forces to make a movement, as the authors have joined forces to make this book. Jeffrey W. Rubin and Emma Sokoloff-Rubin, each a distinct voice within a father-daughter team, exemplify the complex unities they write about so eloquently."—Mary Jo Salter, poet and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University“This slim book is free of academic jargon and instead exudes authenticity and positivity. The women's stories about their own histories and current circumstances are handled capably by the authors who acknowledge the interesting dynamics that play out as they interview women whose own fathers rarely let them leave the house or attend secondary school. High school and undergraduate students interested in Latin American politics and women's studies will especially find this intriguing and informative.” -- Jennifer Stout * Library Journal *“[T]he book itself, a unique collaboration between distinct voices and perspectives, is a rich, thought-provoking, and surprisingly accessible addition to the study of democratic social movements.” -- Maggie Carter * NACLA Report on the Americas *“Sustaining Activism works precisely because in the context of examining a women’s movement the scholarly value added by a father-daughter team can offer new windows on to the theme. . . . Inevitably, a father will have a different understanding and approach to such themes to a daughter, and so, very cleverly, this duo have provided an extra layer of analysis that can only benefit the reader and scholarship more generally.” -- Eugene Carey * Latin American Review of Books *"This is scholarship that grew from productive and transparent 'circuitous dialogue' among father and daughter, women and men, activists and researchers, university settings and local schools, teachers and students, and professional colleagues and personal friends in both Brazil and the US. It is scholarship rich with nuanced insights but highly accessible to a non-academic audience. It speaks simultaneously to deeply political and deeply private issues, which is the point." -- Susan Besse * Luso-Brazilian Review *Table of ContentsEmma's Preface ix Jeff's Preface xi Part I: Origins 1. Leaving Home / Emma 3 2. Transforming Southern Brazil / Jeff 16 3. Family Ties / Jeff 28 4. Gambling on Change / Emma 38 5. Fighting for Rights in Latin America / Jeff 50 Part II: The Enchantment of Activism 6. Holding Paradox / Emma 59 7. Six Meetings / Jeff 69 Gallery of Photos 87 8. Intimate Protest / Jeff 96 9. Demanding Speech and Enduring Silence / Emma 113 Part III: Moving Forward 10. "When You Speak of Changes" / Emma 123 11. Movements in Democracy / Jeff 136 Acknowledgments 161 Notes 167 Index 179

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Book SynopsisThe pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the past three decades, independent cinema has provided vital cultural critique.Trade Review“[T]his is an accessible, enjoyable and original study which will interest anyone concerned with the relationship between culture and economic forces, and which makes a distinctive contribution to the current anthropology of neoliberalism. Finally, it will awaken your curiosity about the range of American independent film, and encourage you to test your own thoughts and reactions against Ortner’s analysis – which is, no doubt, just as its author would wish.” -- Fenella Cannell * Anthropology of This Century *“For a general overview of American independent cinema and how it fits into broader changes in U.S.society as a whole, Ortner’s book offers a comparatively light yet thoroughly engaging study.” -- Alison Frank * Film Quarterly *“An original interpretation of film and public culture that addresses the nexus of anthropology and film studies. Best suited for anthropologists interested in contemporary visual culture and film professionals looking for perspective outside the film industry.” -- Robin Chin Roemer * Library Journal *“[A]n excellent account of how value is formed by and for independent cinema via the producers who drive the productions into the marketplace. The sociological-ethnographic focus on production in the book amounts to an excellent contribution to the understanding of the process of production in the sector, rather than simply its products. Ortner’s book is also highly readable and engaging, and will provide an excellent text for anyone who teaches undergraduates in either practice- or theory-based production studies.” -- Steven Rawle * Scope *“The major accomplishment of Not Hollywood is the way Ortner seamlessly pulls together her analyses of independent film, neoliberalism, generation and class. The result is a timely and insightful book.” -- Lara McKenzie * PopAnth *“Not Hollywood is an outstanding example of how anthropology could foster non-conventional perspectives in the study of film, and of contemporary ‘Western’ societies more generally. Ortner is successful in constructing a fundamentally anthropological analysis, taking seriously the world of film production as any other cultural phenomenon. This book constitutes one of the rare published studies about film production from an anthropological perspective, and is thus a greatly appreciated and major contribution to the field of media anthropology.” -- María-Paz Peirano * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Ortner once again contributes much-needed analysis to understanding social class in the United States. Expertly combining a Geertzian approach to culture with a Marxist and Gramscian approach to power, she explores the links between the transformation in American class structure over the past four decades and the cultural shifts of our neoliberal age. Ortner is, as ever, brilliant at making difficult concepts accessible. At a moment when it may seem that anthropologists could have little more to say about neoliberalism, she uncovers its cultural effects in a clear, insightful, and absorbing way.” -- Naomi Schiller * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Notes for the Reader xiii Introduction 1 1. Making Independence 29 2. Dark Indies 59 3. Making the Scene 91 4. Moral Ambiguity 121 5. Making Value 147 6. Film Feminism 173 7. Making Films 199 8. Politics 229 9. Conclusions 259 Filmography 273 Notes 285 References 299 Index 315

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Book SynopsisThe indigenous peoples of the Pacific nations of Vanuatu and New Zealand are reconfiguring global cultural and intellectual property regimes as they successfully advance claims to ancestral practices such as ephemeral sand drawings.Trade Review"Treasured Possessions is a wonderful achievement of presenting the contemporary entanglements of indigeneity with a range of globalizing cultural forms (copyright, trademark, and cultural property), accounting for these articulations as extending local agencies but not simply a pure culture of a past. Haidy Geismar's mastery of the intricacies of cultural forms and histories not only in Vanuatu but also in New Zealand is impressive, detailed, and provocative. It is undertaken in a clear-eyed fashion that shows indigenization is not a simple thing, a single strand, or even always one-directional, but it is a process constituting new alternatives for thinking about culture in the twenty-first century."—Fred R. Myers, author of Painting Culture: The Making of an Aboriginal High Art"In this exciting and original study, Haidy Geismar moves us well beyond the stale and stereotypical dichotomies that characterize too many discussions of intellectual property and indigeneity. She scrutinizes the dynamic ways that ongoing explorations of property models for cultural resources promise to transform understandings of polity and sovereignty."—Rosemary J. Coombe, author of The Cultural Life of Intellectual Properties: Authorship, Appropriation, and the Law“The author seamlessly shows how localized indigenous issues have influenced, if not shaped, national and global legal mandates and policies concerning intellectual and cultural property rights of tangible and intangible resource. . . . Recommended.” -- G. R. Campbell * Choice *“Treasured Possessions is a very welcome and much-needed book, one that really moves anthropological conversations fast-forward in the area of indigenous intellectual and cultural property (ICP)… [It] is a compelling work, and an ideal and stimulating text for a course in the anthropology of intellectual and cultural property.” -- Steven Feld * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Treasured Possessions is a vital read for scholars and practicioners in the field of cultural and intellectual property, illustrating how global legal regimes are put to use in indigenous discourses. The book’s findings are relevant to indigenous issues, and more generally constitute a counterpart to research on the emergence of global norms and shed light on the interplay between international processes and their implementation in local contexts." -- Stefan Groth * Journal of Folklore Research *" . . . Geismar's attention to provincializing and indigenizing processes shows us how to do so." -- Tressa Berman * Museum Anthropology *"A must-read for those working on indigenous intellectual and cultural property rights." -- Anna-Karina Hermkens * Pacific Affairs *“The rich material and analysis in Treasured Possessions are enough to recommend it, but the book also performs a pedagogical service to anthropology. Geismar assumes no background in intellectual and cultural property issues but manages to draw the reader efficiently into the core contradictions and dilemmas at play, deftly interweaving concrete examples with insights from key figures in the field. . . . Consequently this book may serve as an accessible introduction to anthropological approaches to cultural and intellectual property, as well as an exciting new contribution to that field. It should be useful in courses on native and indigenous studies, museum studies, and the anthropology of law and property theory.” -- Kathryn E. Graber * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. Introduction: Culture, Property, Indigeneity 1 2. Mapping the Terrain 25 3. Indigeneity and Law in the Pacific 45 4. Copyright in Context: Carvers, Carvings, and Commodities in Vanuatu 61 5. Trademarking Maori: Aesthetics and Appropriation in Aotearoa New Zealand 89 6. Pacific Museology and Indigenous Property Theory 121 7. Treasured Commodities: Taonga at Auction 151 8. Pig Banks: Imagining the Economy in Vanuatu 175 Conclusion 207 Notes 217 References 249 Index 283

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Book SynopsisSinging for the Dead chronicles how indigenous people from Oaxaca, Mexico's poorest state, have reversed decades of cultural and linguistic erosion by reviving and reinventing ethnic traditions, particularly by speaking and singing the local indigenous language.Trade Review“Paja Faudree’s ambitious new study of ethnic politics among Mazatec people combines a rich understanding of Oaxaca’s unique histories and a sophisticated knowledge of recent social theory...the author does a magnificent job of historicizing and ethnographically detailing the unique cultural revival occurring in the Mazatec region.” -- Howard Campbell * The Americas *"Singing for the Dead is an unusual work that brings a sophisticated analysis of language and song into dialogue with the contemporary history of factions and the politics of identification in the Mazatec region of Oaxaca. Paja Faudree deftly unpacks the intellectual and institutional infrastructure that has made a culturally innovative process of native revivalism possible."—Claudio Lomnitz, author of Death and the Idea of Mexico“A very well-written and important work on the anthropological linguistics of Mesoamerica. Essential.” -- P. R. Sullivan * Choice *"Singing for the Dead makes major theoretical and ethnographic contributions to studies of indigenous literacy, ethnic revival movements, and the ways in which politics functions through cultural forms. The book is historically and theoretically rich, situating the different examples of ethnic revival—the Day of the Dead song contest, the Mazatec Indigenous Church, and the work of indigenous Mazatec writers—in a wonderfully vibrant context."—Lynn Stephen, author of We Are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements"A major contribution to the study of ethnic revival movements in the Americas and elsewhere." -- Zoila Mendoza * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"This is a splendid book.” -- Chris Goertzen * Western Folklore *“The questions Singing for the Dead raises are provocative and well timed. An ethnographically grounded and nuanced study, this elegant contribution to knowledge on indigenous literature and literacy in Mexico extends disciplinary walls to address much broader questions of ethnic identity, social movements, and national belonging.” -- Alex E. Chávez * American Ethnologist *"Faudree’s book represents an important contribution to empirically founded discussions of the role of artistic practice in linguistic revitalization. In her rich portrait of grassroots initiatives in symbiotic relation with national ethnic demands, Faudree gives us reasons to feel hopeful about the future of indigenous literacy efforts in Mexico." -- Genner Llanes-Ortiz * American Anthropologist *"Faudree’s text is a rich and detailed meditation on the revival movements in Sierra Mazateca in Oaxaca, Mexico.... Those who study revitalization movements, Mazateco culture and history, or Oaxaca will find much food for thought in Singing for the Dead." -- Mintzi Auanda Martinez-Rivera * Journal of Folklore Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions xiii Introduction. Leaving the Pueblo 1 1. From Revolution to Renaissance: A Political Geography and History of "Deep Mexico" 30 2. Revival in the "Land of the Magic Mushroom": A Recent History of Ethnic Relations in the Sierra Mazateca 75 3. Singing for the Spirits: The Annual Day of the Dead Song Contest 105 4. Scenes from a Nativist Reformation: The Mazatec Indigenous Church 141 5. Meeting at the Family Crypt: Social Fault Lines and the Fragility of Community 174 6. Seeing Double: Indigenous Authors, Readers, and the Paradox of Revival 197 Conclusion. Singing for the Dead and the Living: Revival, Indigenous Publics, and the National Afterlife 236 Notes 251 References 277 Index 297

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Book SynopsisThe pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the past three decades, independent cinema has provided vital cultural critique.Trade Review“[T]his is an accessible, enjoyable and original study which will interest anyone concerned with the relationship between culture and economic forces, and which makes a distinctive contribution to the current anthropology of neoliberalism. Finally, it will awaken your curiosity about the range of American independent film, and encourage you to test your own thoughts and reactions against Ortner’s analysis – which is, no doubt, just as its author would wish.” -- Fenella Cannell * Anthropology of This Century *“For a general overview of American independent cinema and how it fits into broader changes in U.S.society as a whole, Ortner’s book offers a comparatively light yet thoroughly engaging study.” -- Alison Frank * Film Quarterly *“An original interpretation of film and public culture that addresses the nexus of anthropology and film studies. Best suited for anthropologists interested in contemporary visual culture and film professionals looking for perspective outside the film industry.” -- Robin Chin Roemer * Library Journal *“[A]n excellent account of how value is formed by and for independent cinema via the producers who drive the productions into the marketplace. The sociological-ethnographic focus on production in the book amounts to an excellent contribution to the understanding of the process of production in the sector, rather than simply its products. Ortner’s book is also highly readable and engaging, and will provide an excellent text for anyone who teaches undergraduates in either practice- or theory-based production studies.” -- Steven Rawle * Scope *“The major accomplishment of Not Hollywood is the way Ortner seamlessly pulls together her analyses of independent film, neoliberalism, generation and class. The result is a timely and insightful book.” -- Lara McKenzie * PopAnth *“Not Hollywood is an outstanding example of how anthropology could foster non-conventional perspectives in the study of film, and of contemporary ‘Western’ societies more generally. Ortner is successful in constructing a fundamentally anthropological analysis, taking seriously the world of film production as any other cultural phenomenon. This book constitutes one of the rare published studies about film production from an anthropological perspective, and is thus a greatly appreciated and major contribution to the field of media anthropology.” -- María-Paz Peirano * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“Ortner once again contributes much-needed analysis to understanding social class in the United States. Expertly combining a Geertzian approach to culture with a Marxist and Gramscian approach to power, she explores the links between the transformation in American class structure over the past four decades and the cultural shifts of our neoliberal age. Ortner is, as ever, brilliant at making difficult concepts accessible. At a moment when it may seem that anthropologists could have little more to say about neoliberalism, she uncovers its cultural effects in a clear, insightful, and absorbing way.” -- Naomi Schiller * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Notes for the Reader xiii Introduction 1 1. Making Independence 29 2. Dark Indies 59 3. Making the Scene 91 4. Moral Ambiguity 121 5. Making Value 147 6. Film Feminism 173 7. Making Films 199 8. Politics 229 9. Conclusions 259 Filmography 273 Notes 285 References 299 Index 315

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Book SynopsisSinging for the Dead chronicles how indigenous people from Oaxaca, Mexico's poorest state, have reversed decades of cultural and linguistic erosion by reviving and reinventing ethnic traditions, particularly by speaking and singing the local indigenous language.Trade Review“Paja Faudree’s ambitious new study of ethnic politics among Mazatec people combines a rich understanding of Oaxaca’s unique histories and a sophisticated knowledge of recent social theory...the author does a magnificent job of historicizing and ethnographically detailing the unique cultural revival occurring in the Mazatec region.” -- Howard Campbell * The Americas *"Singing for the Dead is an unusual work that brings a sophisticated analysis of language and song into dialogue with the contemporary history of factions and the politics of identification in the Mazatec region of Oaxaca. Paja Faudree deftly unpacks the intellectual and institutional infrastructure that has made a culturally innovative process of native revivalism possible."—Claudio Lomnitz, author of Death and the Idea of Mexico“A very well-written and important work on the anthropological linguistics of Mesoamerica. Essential.” -- P. R. Sullivan * Choice *"Singing for the Dead makes major theoretical and ethnographic contributions to studies of indigenous literacy, ethnic revival movements, and the ways in which politics functions through cultural forms. The book is historically and theoretically rich, situating the different examples of ethnic revival—the Day of the Dead song contest, the Mazatec Indigenous Church, and the work of indigenous Mazatec writers—in a wonderfully vibrant context."—Lynn Stephen, author of We Are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements"A major contribution to the study of ethnic revival movements in the Americas and elsewhere." -- Zoila Mendoza * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"This is a splendid book.” -- Chris Goertzen * Western Folklore *“The questions Singing for the Dead raises are provocative and well timed. An ethnographically grounded and nuanced study, this elegant contribution to knowledge on indigenous literature and literacy in Mexico extends disciplinary walls to address much broader questions of ethnic identity, social movements, and national belonging.” -- Alex E. Chávez * American Ethnologist *"Faudree’s book represents an important contribution to empirically founded discussions of the role of artistic practice in linguistic revitalization. In her rich portrait of grassroots initiatives in symbiotic relation with national ethnic demands, Faudree gives us reasons to feel hopeful about the future of indigenous literacy efforts in Mexico." -- Genner Llanes-Ortiz * American Anthropologist *"Faudree’s text is a rich and detailed meditation on the revival movements in Sierra Mazateca in Oaxaca, Mexico.... Those who study revitalization movements, Mazateco culture and history, or Oaxaca will find much food for thought in Singing for the Dead." -- Mintzi Auanda Martinez-Rivera * Journal of Folklore Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions xiii Introduction. Leaving the Pueblo 1 1. From Revolution to Renaissance: A Political Geography and History of "Deep Mexico" 30 2. Revival in the "Land of the Magic Mushroom": A Recent History of Ethnic Relations in the Sierra Mazateca 75 3. Singing for the Spirits: The Annual Day of the Dead Song Contest 105 4. Scenes from a Nativist Reformation: The Mazatec Indigenous Church 141 5. Meeting at the Family Crypt: Social Fault Lines and the Fragility of Community 174 6. Seeing Double: Indigenous Authors, Readers, and the Paradox of Revival 197 Conclusion. Singing for the Dead and the Living: Revival, Indigenous Publics, and the National Afterlife 236 Notes 251 References 277 Index 297

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Book SynopsisIntimate Activism tells the story of the Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive antisodomy law in the Americas.Trade Review"Intimate Activism is an excellent ethnography of gender- and sexual-rights activism in postrevolutionary Nicaragua. Cymene Howe deftly folds the rich stories and description into a lively and sharp analysis. She has crafted an important work that provides new and productive ways of thinking about liberalism, activism, and global cultural flows."—Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora"Cymene Howe's richly textured ethnography offers nuanced insight into the workings of lesbian and gay activism in postrevolutionary Nicaragua, showing how both the contours of Nicaraguan history and the shadow cast by U.S. movements shape local efforts to create visibility and pride. This evocative work sets a standard for understanding the transnational foundations of activism in the global South that should resonate in the field for years to come."—Ellen Lewin, coeditor of Out in Theory: The Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Anthropology"An eloquent ethnography of sexual rights advocacy in Nicaragua in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Patrick Staib * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Of particular interest is Howe’s reporting on three lesbian discussion groups, one hosted by a European-backed nongovernmental organization, another facilitated by local grass-roots activists, and a third convened in a rural setting. Throughout, Howe keenly observes ‘intimate pedagogies’: small face-to-face meetings that address deeply personal aspects of people’s lives.” -- Richard Feinberg * Foreign Affairs *“Howe aptly describesIntimate Activism as an ethnography of activism, yet it is much more. Her work contributes to the decolonial project that is called for if we are to take both indigenous, or local, and global knowledge seriously...Written clearly and concisely, it will be of wide interest and will make a welcome addition to courses in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, and gender and sexuality studies. -- Florence E. Babb * Women's Review of Books *“Intimate Activism will be an interesting read for researchers and graduate and undergraduate students working on same-sex sexualities, social movements and gender and sexual politics in Latin America, and its emphasis on lesbian identities and organizing is particularly welcome, since it is still a little explored area in those fields of study.” -- Camilo Antillón * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *"Cymene Howe’s engaging, theoretically sophisticated, and well-written book is an ethnography of would-be social engineers (most of them Nicaraguan) trying to increase tolerance for sexual diversity in Nicaragua." -- Stephen O. Murray * American Anthropologist *“Cymene Howe has made an important contribution to the literature on sexuality, culture, and politics in Latin America in general and in Nicaragua in particular…. As an ethnography that paints pictures of a range of sexuality rights work during an important period of time, Cymene Howe’s Intimate Activism is quite successful. Her vivid images and nuanced analysis of the tensions inherent in trying to globalize, “normalize,” and simultaneously respect local sexual practices make this an excellent book for scholars or for courses on Latin American gender, sexuality, or culture.” -- Karen Kampwirth * Journal of the History of Sexuality *“Howe importantly situates herself in her field as a queer and engaged ethnographer, highlighting the similarities between activism and anthropological research as collaborative, participatory efforts. Aside from this, her highly descriptive book provides a number of significant suggestions to scholars of activism, from the complexities of a politics of visibility to the intricacies of rights politics, claims-making, and subject-shaping.” -- Irene Peano * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. The Struggle 1 1. A History of Sexuality 23 2. Intimate Pedagogies 61 3. Pride and Prejudice 92 4. Mediating Sexual Subjectivities 128 Conclusion. Getting the Word Out 160 Notes 173 References 197 Index 221

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Book SynopsisIn Indigenous Media in Mexico, Erica Cusi Wortham explores the use of video among indigenous peoples in Mexico as an important component of their social and political activism.Trade Review"Indigenous Media in Mexico is a landmark work, showing us the political and aesthetic creativity of video indígena that emerged, beginning in the 1990s, out of local communities in Oaxaca and Chiapas, eventually becoming part of a broader transnational circuit of indigenous collective self-expression, helping to establish a lively alternative public sphere. Erica Cusi Wortham's meticulous, long-standing, collaborative research has yielded rich insights into the worlds of these indigenous cultural activists and their complex relationships to the Mexican government and the national imaginary."—Faye Ginsburg, Director of the Center for Media, Culture, and History at New York University"This terrific book will make key contributions to several fields as an account of the fascinating, diverse histories of the emergence of indigenous video, including the remarkable experience of transformation in Mexico from its origins as a state-controlled project to distinct local expressions of cultural autonomy and resistance."—Charles R. Hale, author of Más Que un Indio (More Than an Indian): Racial Ambivalence and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in Guatemala"Indigenous Media in Mexico offers a fascinating look at how native peoples in Mexico have embraced forms of technology for their own purposes in the new millennium." -- Michelle Stephens * Ethnohistory *“Indigenous Media in Mexico is a strong scholarly contribution to community media studies in Latin America, bringing much needed attention to the evolution of media and state policies toward Indigenous peoples in southern Mexico.” -- J. Justin Castro * Canadian Journal of Native Studies *“Wortham’s careful and complex analysis of the emergence of indigenous media in Mexico is a crucial element for understanding the key role of the politics of culture and communication in today’s movements for indigenous autonomy. The book will be of interest to general audiences as well as those in the areas of cultural anthropology, international media studies, indigenous studies and Latin American studies.” -- Lynn Stephen * Journal of Latin American Studies *“Indigenous Media in Mexico offers a compelling landscape describing the history, developments, and challenges of indigenous media in Southern Mexico. And it opens insightful questions for further studies about the role of media for indigenous peoples’ struggles for self-determination.” -- Gabriela Zamorano Villarreal * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *"Indigenous Media in Mexico is above all a virtuous example of the important body of anthropological work that has developed with a particular focus on the centrality of media in Indigenous peoples’ cultural processes of self-representation and social movements more broadly." -- Juan Francisco Salazar * American Anthropologist *“There is much to applaud in this volume: the painstaking presentation of ethnographic research and the thoroughgoing problematization of key issues in our conceptualization of indigenous media are valuable contributions to the field.” -- Thea Pitman * Bulletin of Hispanic Studies *Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction. Making Culture Visible: Indigenous Media in Mexico 1 Part 1. Broader Contexts for Situating Video Indígena 1. Global and National Contexts of Video Indígena 25 2. Inventing Video Indígena: Transferring Audiovisual Media to Indigenous Organizations and Communities 58 Part 2. Indigenous Media Organizations in Oaxaca 3. Regional Dimensions: Video Indígena beyond State Sponsorship 93 4. Dilemmas in Making Culture Visible: Achieving Community Embeddedness in Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo, Mixe 130 Part 3. Points of Comparison 5. Revolutionary Indigenous Media: The Chiapas Media Project/Promedios 177 6. Conclusions: Indigenous Media on the International Stage 207 Notes 223 References 243 Index 261

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Book SynopsisBased on interviews with male patients in a urology clinic in Cuernavaca, Maturing Masculinities offers an exploration of how older men in urban Mexico incorporate aging and decreasing erectile function into their conceptions of themselves as men.Trade Review“Finding the theoretical tools to understand the messiness of life and the ways in which people understand themselves, sometimes in contradiction, is complex but Wentzell incorporates gender studies, science and technology studies, as well as the medical anthropological literature convincingly.” - Maria Berghs, Somatosphere"Maturing Masculinities is scholarly, informative, very readable, and affective. It is an excellent resource not just for Mexicanists or Latin Americanists more generally but also for a wider range of scholars and students of masculinities, health, aging, and other related issues. It is a work of cutting-edge anthropology."—Laura Lewis, author of Chocolate and Corn Flour: History, Race, and Place in the Making of "Black" Mexico"This incisive, surprising, and poignant ethnography from the hospital wards of Cuernavaca draws on the best studies in Mexico and elsewhere regarding masculinity, sexuality, and related health issues and takes us to a whole new level of scholarship. Being a woman studying erections proves no obstacle for an anthropologist as thoughtful as Emily A. Wentzell—on the contrary, she deftly uses it to her advantage, exploring how women so often help to create and define men's sexuality."—Matthew C. Gutmann, editor of Changing Men and Masculinities in Latin America"Rich and engaging . . . Maturing Masculinities is a must read for gender and sexuality scholars, as well as professionals and clinicians working with Mexican populations in fields related (but not limited to) sexual and mental health with heterosexual women and men." -- Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez * Journal of Anthropological Research *“Wentzell has produced an intriguing and moving ethnography that deserves a wide readership within anthropology and beyond.” -- Anthony Simpson * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Changing Bodies and Masculinities in Post-Viagra Mexico 1 1. Mexicanness, Machismo, and Maturity in Composite Masculinities 35 2. Sex, Relationships, and Masculinities 60 3. Chronic Illnesses as Composite Problems 86 4. Rejecting Erectile Dysfunction Drugs 110 5. Medical Erectile Dysfunction Treatment in Context 136 Conclusion. Cultural Change Over Time in Responses to Erectile Difficulty 162 Bibliography 187 Index 197

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Book SynopsisFocused on Peruvian adoptees and immigrants in Spain, this ethnography explores the adopted children's experience of growing up in a country that discriminates against their fellow immigrants.Trade Review"In Adoptive Migration, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver brings her earlier work on kinship and adoption in Peru to bear on the lives of Peruvian migrants to Spain. Arguing for an integrated analysis of migration and kinship, she produces bold new insights into how children from Peru, including adoptees and immigrants, navigate their lives in a rapidly changing Spain. In the process, she raises important questions about nationality and identity."—Andrew Canessa, author of Intimate Indigeneities: Race, Sex, and History in the Small Spaces of Andean Life"In this lucid and beautifully written book, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver rethinks transnational adoption, considering it as a form of immigration. Focusing on Spain, an epicenter for both phenomena, she examines the notions of culture, assimilation, and childhood that make receiving societies treat transnational adoptees and other immigrants so differently. This book provides food for thought for all those touched by transnational adoption or immigration, which is to say, all of us."—Laura Briggs, author of Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption“Both professionals involved with intercountry adoption and adult family members of intercountry adoptees would benefit from reading Leinaweaver’s book… [Additionally] researchers in the area of adoption, and more specifically intercountry adoption, will find Leinaweaver’s presentation of the complex issues to be intellectually stimulating and implying directions for future research.” -- Judith L. Gibbons and Katelyn E. Poelker * PsycCRITIQUES *"A thoughtful and insightful study which describes the multiplicities inherent in the ways in which families experience both adoptive and labour migration." -- Jamie-Leigh Ruse * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"An astute understanding of the Peruvian experience in Spain and an ability to network and access the Peruvian population there." -- Heather Jacobson * Comparative Studies in Society and History *"Jessaca B. Leinaweaver’s Adoptive Migration is a welcome addition to this literature—a body of work that addresses questions about belonging, nation, culture, and identity. … Adoptive Migration is engagingly written; Leinaweaver deftly draws in her readers as she recounts how she came to see unanticipated overlaps between adoption and labor migration. Beyond providing fine-grained case studies of Peruvians in Spain, the book should provoke scholars of both adoption and migration to think more deeply about the intersections of adoption and migration elsewhere in the world." -- Toby Alice Volkman * American Anthropologist *"In sum, this masterful piece examines a current issue—international adoption and family migration—of great relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy. The text could be read in social work, psychology, and family studies with a focus on adoption, and in migration studies, transnationalism, demography, or by Latin Americanists with a focus on migration. Beyond the academy, adoptive families and adoption professionals could benefit from the comparative observations so clearly and engagingly written." -- Diana Marre * Journal of Anthropological Research *"The real strength of the book ... is that it functions as one of the first clear attempts to provide comprehensive ethnographic data to support the theory that inter-country adoptees and other transnational migrants may be examined and theorised together.... Ultimately, the book provides anthropologists of adoption and migration with an ethnographic model for studying international adoption routes and other child migratory routes simultaneously. It also demonstrates why a comparative consciousness of global migration matters." -- Rachael Stryker * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *“Adoptive Migration is a highly accessible, engagingly written, and deftly argued anthropological study. Without doubt, it deserves wide readership among scholars of a number of disciplines, and is of particular interest to social and cultural anthropologists, sociologists and professionals working with adoptive and migrant families and children.” -- Macarena García-González * Adoption & Culture *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Comparing Adoption and Migration 1 1. Waiting for a Baby: Adopting the Ideal Immigrant 25 2. The Best Interests of a Migrant's Child: Separating Families or Displacing Children? 47 3. Mixed Marriages: Migrants and Adoption 66 4. Undomesticated Adoption: Adopting the Children of Immigrants 84 5. Solidarity: Postadoptive Overtures 102 6. Becoming and Unbecoming Peruvian: Culture, Ethnicity, and Race 122 Conclusion. What Adoptive Migration Might Mean 148 Notes 155 References 179 Index 193

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Book SynopsisLeviathans at the Gold Mine is an ethnography about the Ipili, an indigenous group in Papua New Guinea; an enormous gold mine operated by an international conglomerate on Ipili land; and the process through which "the Ipili" and "the mine" brought each other into being as entities.Trade Review"Golub's study of gold mining in Papua New Guinea is not only a fascinating ethnography but a strong tonic for anthropology, for law and courts, and for governments and corporations insofar as they continue to subscribe to the notion of fixed indigenous 'societies' and 'cultures'--or truly of any social facts or institutions that they dream have been or can be settled once and for all through the (post)modern techniques of audit and governmentality." -- Jack David Eller * Anthropology Review Database *"Golub’s chapter on the Ipili is an ethnographic tour de force." -- Martha MacIntyre * Current Anthropology *“Leviathans at the Gold Mine truly does justice to Porgera’s complex reality. The author’s theoretically ambitious approach provides a sophisticated and refreshing perspective on the constantly evolving relationship between mining companies and local communities. It is accessible to multiple audiences and is a go-to book for anyone interested in mining, governmentality, Melanesian anthropology or globalisation. With a variety of writing genres displayed in each chapter – all written in Golub’s clear, witty and at times poetic style – Leviathans is a pleasure to read.” -- Shaun Gessler * Journal of Pacific History *"Golub benefits from and contributes to a long conversation with fellow anthropologists who have been working in the area for several decades (Biersack, Burton, Filer, Jorgensen, and others) and who constitute another kind of grouping with blurred boundaries, variable ties, and internal controversies, which ultimately appears to be as feasible as the Ipili." -- Pierre-Yves Le Meur * American Anthropologist *"Ethnographies from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have appeared frequently enough in the past half-century to make it rare to encounter a truly innovative one. Yet this is just such a work. Golub is a thoughtful and well-read scholar, and his book sparkles with anthropological insights throughout." -- Richard Scaglion * Journal of Anthropological Research *"[C]ombining history, anthropology, and Melanesian cultural studies, [the book] keeps to its word on going beyond simplistic generalizations to reach a more nuanced understanding of the actors in play." -- Tess Lea * Bulletin of the Pacific Circle *"Golub succeeds in presenting complex ideas and arguments in a readable and at times entertaining fashion. Scholars interested in kinship, cosmology and vernacular ideas of personhood and social relations should find the volume to be highly relevant to understanding emergent ideas about kinship." -- Simon Kenema * The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Yakatabari Negotiations 2. The Birth of Leviathans 3. Being Ipili in Porgera 4. The Melanesian Way Afterword Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, leading scholars based throughout the Americas examine postwar Guatemalan society from varied perspectives, including those of ethnography, history, geography, politics, and economics.Trade Review"An important collection, War by Other Means is the result of many years of multifaceted collaboration among the editors and authors. Rich in content and in method, the volume combines the views and idioms of scholars from Guatemala and the United States as they write history, testimony, ethnography, and political economy in the complex aftermath of death and survival in Central America."—Marisol de la Cadena, author of Indigenous Mestizos: The Politics of Race and Culture in Cuzco, Peru, 1919–1991“Every few years, a new volume explores the many aftermaths of the violent insurgency and rabid counterinsurgency that plagued Guatemala in the 1970s and 1980s. This latest collection of essays is among the best yet, not least because of its extensive bibliography on the postwar period…Highly recommended.” -- P. R. Sullivan * Choice *"War by Other Means brilliantly links past and present through studies of biopolitics, everyday life, and lived hypermodernity in a land wracked by violence. Rich, nuanced, detailed, and full of multiple voices - many of them Guatemalan - it is indispensable to students and experts alike. It engages themes at the forefront of Guatemalan and Latin American studies and cannot be recommended highly enough." -- J.T. Way * Hispanic American Historical Review *"This volume of insightful essays vitally extends the literature on Guatemala and on neoliberalism and globalization more generally . . . Readers from a wide array of backgrounds and experiences will find this volume incredibly helpful in understanding the sweeping effects of today's global forces . . ." -- Shirley Heying * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Aftermath: Harvests of Violence and Histories of the Future / Carlota McAllister and Diane M. Nelson 1 Part I: Surveying the Landscape: Histories of the Present 1. Five Hundred Years / Greg Grandin 49 2. Difficult Complementarity: Relations between the Mayan and Revolutionary Movements / Santiago Bastos and Manuela Camus 71 3. Testimonial Truths and Revolutionary Mysteries / Carlota McAllister 93 Part II: Market Freedoms and Market Forces: The New Biopolitical Economy 4. Development and/as Dispossession: Elite Networks and Extractive Industry in the Franja Transversal del Norte / Luis Solano 119 5. "We're No Longer Dealing with Fools": Violence, Labor, and Governance on the South Coast / Elizabeth Oglesby 143 6. "A Dignified Community Where We Can Live": Violence, Law, and Debt in Nueva Cajolá's Struggle for Land / Irmalicia Velásquez Nimatuj 170 Part III. Means into Ends: Neoliberal Transparency and Its Shadows 7. What Happened to the Revolution? Guatemala City's Maras from Life to Death / Deborah T. Levenson 195 8. The Long War in Colotenango: Guerrillas, Army, and Civil Patrols / Paul Kobrak 218 9. After Lynching / Jennifer Burrell 241 10. Labor Contractors to Military Specialists to Development Experts: Marginal Elites and Postwar State Formation / Matilde González Izás 261 Part IV: Whither the Future? Postwar Aspirations and Identifications 11. 100 Percent Omnilife: Health, Economy, and the End/s of War / Diane M. Nelson 285 12. The Shumo Challenge: White Class Privilege and the Post-Race, Post-Genocide Alliances of Cosmopolitanism from Below / Jorge Ramón González Ponciano 307 13. A Generation after the Refugees' Return: Are We There Yet? / Paula Worby 330 Works Cited 353 Contributors 377 Index 383

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Book SynopsisSince the late 1990s, Asian nations have increasingly encouraged or demanded the return of emigrants. In this anthology, cases of return migration in Asia provide the ground for rethinking relations between nation-states and transnational mobility.Trade Review"This collection identifies an important patterning of migrations, one exerted by Asian nations pulling far-ranging emigrants and refugees toward home. Different chapters trace the exigency and enigma of return experienced by sojourners and soldiers in the 20th century, and expatriates and professionals in contemporary times. The book will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, history, sociology, global studies, Asian studies, and critical geography."—Aihwa Ong, coeditor of Asian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate"This important volume creates a link between two phenomena that are often treated as oppositional, nation and (trans)nation. Focusing on return migration, the contributors show that space is more than place; it is a method for understanding global movements. The chapters illustrate how generation, class, and often flexible categories (returnee, refugee, and worker) place institutions and the people that they claim to serve in a constantly negotiated relationship. The conversation between scholars of different disciplines will stimulate wide-ranging debate."—Jeffrey Lesser, author of A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960–1980“This book is an excellent and well-written collection, and it is accessible to students and the educated reader as well as professional academics. Those interested in Asian studies, migration, and human diasporas will want to read it immediately.” -- Nobuko Adachi * American Ethnologist *“One of the collection’s strengths, and indeed one of the reasons that an edited volume provides an appropriate means of dealing with the question of return, is that it highlights how the differentiated and segmented relations that Asian states form with returnees require patterns of coalescence, as well as heterogeneity.” -- Brett Neilson * Asian Journal of Social Science *“In Return, Xiang, Yeoh, Toyota and eight other contributors offer insightful answers…. By highlighting the complexities of return migration in Asia, this edited volume surely achieves its set goal and constitutes an important contribution to the literature on returnees, refugees and migrants in Asia. Academics, specialists and students will welcome this volume as an important addition to the literature on cultural geography and Asia Studies.” -- Kai Chen * Cultural Geographies *“In sum, this volume offers highly readable, provocative critical analyses of return migration that force us to consider how it is regulated, and at what costs. It will be valuable for anyone interested in the complexities of return migration in Asia.” -- Glenda S. Roberts * Pacific Affairs *“Return is never just a simple move, as the book editors claim in the introduction and proceed to demonstrate through the different contributions. With return migration only recently emerging as an aspect of migration studies in its own right, this edited collection provides great stimulation for generating ideas of return migration in an advanced and multifaceted way. The book is highly recommended for students of the social sciences, in particular those concerned with mobility, migration, and nation-building.” -- Brigitte Suter * Border Criminologies *“Without a doubt, this will be a much quoted piece and will foreground many stimulating conversations on the return process. Migration scholars, policy advisers, program implementers, and donor agencies can greatly benefit from making this book a useful tool in analyzing how migrants and nation-states respond to the challenges of return.” -- Jean Encinas-Franco * Asian Politics & Policy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. Return and the Reordering of Transnational Mobility in Asia / Xiang Biao 1 1. To Return or Not to Return: The Changing Meaning of Mobility among Japanese Brazilians, 1908–2010 / Koji Sasaki 21 2. Soldier's Home: War, Migration, and Delayed Return in Postwar Japan / Mariko Asano Tamanoi 39 3. Guiqiao as Political Subjects in the Making of the People's Republic of China, 1949–1979 / Wang Cangbai 63 4. Transnational Encapsulation: Compulsory Return as a Labor-Migration Control in East Asia / Xiang Biao 83 5. Cambodians Go "Home": Forced Returns and Redisplacement Thirty Years after the American War in Indochina / Sylvia R. Cowan 100 6. Rescue, Return, in Place: Deportees, "Victims," and the Regulation of Indonesian Migration / Johan Lindquist 122 7. Return of the Global Indian: Software Professionals and the Worlding of Bangalore / Carol Upadhya 141 8. Ethnicizing, Capitalizing, and Nationalizing: South Korea and the Returning Korean Chinese / Melody Chia-Wen Lu and Shen Hyunjoon 162 Contributors 179 References 183 Index 205

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Book SynopsisSince the late 1990s, Asian nations have increasingly encouraged or demanded the return of emigrants. In this anthology, cases of return migration in Asia provide the ground for rethinking relations between nation-states and transnational mobility.Trade Review"This collection identifies an important patterning of migrations, one exerted by Asian nations pulling far-ranging emigrants and refugees toward home. Different chapters trace the exigency and enigma of return experienced by sojourners and soldiers in the 20th century, and expatriates and professionals in contemporary times. The book will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, history, sociology, global studies, Asian studies, and critical geography."—Aihwa Ong, coeditor of Asian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate"This important volume creates a link between two phenomena that are often treated as oppositional, nation and (trans)nation. Focusing on return migration, the contributors show that space is more than place; it is a method for understanding global movements. The chapters illustrate how generation, class, and often flexible categories (returnee, refugee, and worker) place institutions and the people that they claim to serve in a constantly negotiated relationship. The conversation between scholars of different disciplines will stimulate wide-ranging debate."—Jeffrey Lesser, author of A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the Meanings of Ethnic Militancy, 1960–1980“This book is an excellent and well-written collection, and it is accessible to students and the educated reader as well as professional academics. Those interested in Asian studies, migration, and human diasporas will want to read it immediately.” -- Nobuko Adachi * American Ethnologist *“One of the collection’s strengths, and indeed one of the reasons that an edited volume provides an appropriate means of dealing with the question of return, is that it highlights how the differentiated and segmented relations that Asian states form with returnees require patterns of coalescence, as well as heterogeneity.” -- Brett Neilson * Asian Journal of Social Science *“In Return, Xiang, Yeoh, Toyota and eight other contributors offer insightful answers…. By highlighting the complexities of return migration in Asia, this edited volume surely achieves its set goal and constitutes an important contribution to the literature on returnees, refugees and migrants in Asia. Academics, specialists and students will welcome this volume as an important addition to the literature on cultural geography and Asia Studies.” -- Kai Chen * Cultural Geographies *“In sum, this volume offers highly readable, provocative critical analyses of return migration that force us to consider how it is regulated, and at what costs. It will be valuable for anyone interested in the complexities of return migration in Asia.” -- Glenda S. Roberts * Pacific Affairs *“Return is never just a simple move, as the book editors claim in the introduction and proceed to demonstrate through the different contributions. With return migration only recently emerging as an aspect of migration studies in its own right, this edited collection provides great stimulation for generating ideas of return migration in an advanced and multifaceted way. The book is highly recommended for students of the social sciences, in particular those concerned with mobility, migration, and nation-building.” -- Brigitte Suter * Border Criminologies *“Without a doubt, this will be a much quoted piece and will foreground many stimulating conversations on the return process. Migration scholars, policy advisers, program implementers, and donor agencies can greatly benefit from making this book a useful tool in analyzing how migrants and nation-states respond to the challenges of return.” -- Jean Encinas-Franco * Asian Politics & Policy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. Return and the Reordering of Transnational Mobility in Asia / Xiang Biao 1 1. To Return or Not to Return: The Changing Meaning of Mobility among Japanese Brazilians, 1908–2010 / Koji Sasaki 21 2. Soldier's Home: War, Migration, and Delayed Return in Postwar Japan / Mariko Asano Tamanoi 39 3. Guiqiao as Political Subjects in the Making of the People's Republic of China, 1949–1979 / Wang Cangbai 63 4. Transnational Encapsulation: Compulsory Return as a Labor-Migration Control in East Asia / Xiang Biao 83 5. Cambodians Go "Home": Forced Returns and Redisplacement Thirty Years after the American War in Indochina / Sylvia R. Cowan 100 6. Rescue, Return, in Place: Deportees, "Victims," and the Regulation of Indonesian Migration / Johan Lindquist 122 7. Return of the Global Indian: Software Professionals and the Worlding of Bangalore / Carol Upadhya 141 8. Ethnicizing, Capitalizing, and Nationalizing: South Korea and the Returning Korean Chinese / Melody Chia-Wen Lu and Shen Hyunjoon 162 Contributors 179 References 183 Index 205

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Book SynopsisPrecarious Japany reflects on how the Japanese are experiencing insecurity in the contemporary era of nagging recession, irregular labor, nuclear contamination, and a shrinking overall population with more and more elderly.Trade Review“Precarious Japan is a forward-thinking commentary on the current state of Japan, detailing a progressive history from the economic collapse in 1991 to how the country functions today in a modern, post-earthquake society. . . . For those wondering just how precarious Japan’s future really is, this book is a good place to start.” -- Jordan Sievers * Japan Times *“The only reason that I didn't burst into tears while reading this book is because of extreme self-control.” -- Eustacia Tan * With Love from Japan blog *"Allison’s book is an impressive tour through important public discourses in Japan today, rooted in extensive discussion of contemporary popular literature and media." -- Kathryn E. Goldfarb * Somatosphere *“[A]n important, thoughtful, and moving ethnography that deserves the attention of a wide audience.” -- Carla Nappi * New Books in East Asian Studies *" . . . Allison's work reminds us of why ethnographic work is important. She skillfully weaves recent theories of the 'precarious' between personal accounts, interviews, statistics and textual analyses, making Precarious Japan as much an exemplar of the ethnographic methodology as an account of the vicissitudes of life in post-bubble, post-crisis and post-Fukushima Japan." -- Jamie Coates * Social Anthropology *“Precarious Japan is a compelling collection of examples and theories that connect overwhelming or shocking social problems in contemporary Japan with the realm of labor. . . . Although many of the examples are emotionally difficult to read, I am sure they will be very hard to forget.” -- Allison Alexy * Anthropological Quarterly *“Allison’s book announces a paradigm change. . . . The book is a valuable provocation. . . . Precarious Japan is a valuable incitement to imagine new narratives for Japan’s present and future—and to locate Japan’s experience in the context of global precarity. . . .” -- Amy Borovoy * American Ethnologist *"Allison’s ethnography of contemporary Japan, framed in terms of instability, poverty, hope, mud and the desire for belonging, is a compelling and timely work." -- Laura Dales * Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *“Precarious Japan has implications far beyond Japan not only because similar problems exist in other market-dominated countries but also because she draws on the relevant theoretical literature to analyze Japan from a broader perspective. The breadth and depth of Allison’s scholarship—and her insight into Japanese culture—are impressive. … I highly recommend Precarious Japan for those interested in contemporary societies, especially Japan. It is also a good textbook for social sciences and humanities courses, inspiring students and generating fruitful discussions.” -- Yohko Tsuji * American Anthropologist *“[A]n impressive ethnographic study of exclusion, precariousness and struggle that will leave no reader untouched. . . . Allison’s new book will surely be highly impressive for many readers and a good resource for discussions in courses on contemporary Japan.” -- David Chiavacci * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Pain of Life 1 2. From Lifelong to Liquid Japan 21 3. Ordinary Refugeeism: Poverty, Precarity, Youth 43 4. Home and Hope 77 5. The Social Body–In Life and Death 122 6. Cultivating Fields From the Edges 166 7. In the Mud 180 Notes 207 References 219 Index 231

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Book SynopsisRoll With It is a firsthand account of the contradictory lives of New Orleans brass-band musicians. They are celebrated as cultural icons within the music scene; outside it, they are treated as faceless black males—subject to poverty, racial marginalization, and urban violence.Trade Review“Roll With It, which includes striking black-and-white illustrations by New Orleans artist Willie Birch, is at once celebratory and saddening: a book of personal stories and a highly researched academic work.” -- Geraldine Wyckoff * Offbeat *"Sakakeeny’s approach to the tensions between continuity in change in Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, searches past academic theories, tapping many interviews and his own experiences with musicians. . . . Roll With It deserves a wide readership in the post-Katrina boom." -- Jason Berry * New Orleans Magazine *“In addition to chronicling groups including the Rebirth Brass Brand, Sakakeeny provides a revealing look at the daily lives of musicians. . . . Detailed profiles of individual musicians make for a captivating narrative, and the book is beautifully illustrated with artwork by New Orleans native Willie Birch.” -- Scott Barretta * Clarion-Ledger *“Fascinating. . . . The musicians' personal stories are interwoven with historical information, academic reflection, and personal experience, combining to form a highly original work that creates a vivid portrait both of this musical format and the noble but beleaguered city of New Orleans.” -- Florence Wetzel * All About Jazz *“As Sakakeeny makes clear, the story of the city’s brass bands is far more complex than music alone. Beyond its entertainment value, music serves as the ‘site where competing social, political, and economic vectors intersect.’ In many ways, these vectors serve as a microcosm for the problems within the city at large.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Fascinating. . . . The musicians' personal stories are interwoven with historical information, academic reflection, and personal experience, combining to form a highly original work that creates a vivid portrait both of this musical format and the noble but beleaguered city of New Orleans.” -- Florence Wetzel * All About Jazz *“A notable work in that it’s the first critical project to chronicle New Orleans’ bombastic contemporary brass-band scene, the generation of musicians that grew up with century-old hymns in one ear and hip-hop in the other; also, and importantly, it’s a keen, social-justice-minded examination of the turbulent mix of race, economics, culture and tradition in which brass band culture is located.” -- Alison Fensterstock * Times-Picayune *“Roll With It adds a contemporary perspective to studies of New Orleans culture and music. What emerges from Sakakeeny’s book is a portrait of a city that, with all its challenges, still manages to support a vibrant musical culture.” -- John Paul Meyers * Jazz Perspectives *“Sakakeeny offers detailed accounts of parades and the inner workings of the bands. The book offers a full picture of their lives and how the city’s cultural economy works on the factory end. Sakakeeny observes the way the city celebrates its culture and especially its musicians, but the book also exposes the way many of them survive on the same earnings as low-rung service industry workers. It’s an engaging look street-level look at the bands that so often are used to represent and symbolize the city.” -- Will Coviello * Gambit *“Roll with It is an edifying, enjoyable, enlightening read and refreshing musical study. It conveys and embodies a vivaciousness, both the author’s and that of the musical people portrayed throughout the book, a movement through time and place that refuses to slow down or be diverted or silenced." -- Ron Emoff * American Anthropologist *"Roll With It is informative on many levels, detailing song structures, jazz history, neighborhood developments, and weaving information together through anecdote and research. It also poses a bigger question: If our city has economically benefitted from selling culture as a post-Katrina resource, are musicians getting what they deserve? Roll With It explores the answer.” -- Samuel Nelson * Where Y'at? *“This is a volume in which rich ethnographic detail fails to obscure the broader framework of academic theory and personal concern for both the musicians and the music. Roll With It belongs on the reading lists of all those teaching ethnomusicology or ethnography in the modern world, those whose teaching engages with popular music, race, performance, tourism and economy, and those who are concerned about the relationship between their research (or the academic world in general) and the sociopolitical (and economic and racial) realities of the worlds in which we all live.” -- Gregory Booth * Journal of Popular Music Studies *"[T]hose interested in a holistic consideration of musical products and cultural processes will find Sakakeeny’s study to be highly engaging and viscerally affecting as it exposes the oppositional forces inherent in a highly venerated—but highly volatile—performance tradition." -- David Kammerer * Ethnomusicology *Table of ContentsList of Artwork vii Prologue. Crossing the Threshold ix Introduction. Forward Motion 1 1. Onward and Upward 13 2. Constraints 69 3. Progressions 109 4. Voices 143 Conclusion. Engagements 179 Afterword. Image and Music in the Art of Willie Burch / Willie Burch and Matt Sakakeeny 187 Acknowledgments 195 Appendix. List of Interviews and Public Events 199 Notes 201 Bibliography 213 Index 227

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Book SynopsisPrecarious Japany reflects on how the Japanese are experiencing insecurity in the contemporary era of nagging recession, irregular labor, nuclear contamination, and a shrinking overall population with more and more elderly.Trade Review“Precarious Japan is a forward-thinking commentary on the current state of Japan, detailing a progressive history from the economic collapse in 1991 to how the country functions today in a modern, post-earthquake society. . . . For those wondering just how precarious Japan’s future really is, this book is a good place to start.” -- Jordan Sievers * Japan Times *“The only reason that I didn't burst into tears while reading this book is because of extreme self-control.” -- Eustacia Tan * With Love from Japan blog *"Allison’s book is an impressive tour through important public discourses in Japan today, rooted in extensive discussion of contemporary popular literature and media." -- Kathryn E. Goldfarb * Somatosphere *“[A]n important, thoughtful, and moving ethnography that deserves the attention of a wide audience.” -- Carla Nappi * New Books in East Asian Studies *" . . . Allison's work reminds us of why ethnographic work is important. She skillfully weaves recent theories of the 'precarious' between personal accounts, interviews, statistics and textual analyses, making Precarious Japan as much an exemplar of the ethnographic methodology as an account of the vicissitudes of life in post-bubble, post-crisis and post-Fukushima Japan." -- Jamie Coates * Social Anthropology *“Precarious Japan is a compelling collection of examples and theories that connect overwhelming or shocking social problems in contemporary Japan with the realm of labor. . . . Although many of the examples are emotionally difficult to read, I am sure they will be very hard to forget.” -- Allison Alexy * Anthropological Quarterly *“Allison’s book announces a paradigm change. . . . The book is a valuable provocation. . . . Precarious Japan is a valuable incitement to imagine new narratives for Japan’s present and future—and to locate Japan’s experience in the context of global precarity. . . .” -- Amy Borovoy * American Ethnologist *"Allison’s ethnography of contemporary Japan, framed in terms of instability, poverty, hope, mud and the desire for belonging, is a compelling and timely work." -- Laura Dales * Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology *“Precarious Japan has implications far beyond Japan not only because similar problems exist in other market-dominated countries but also because she draws on the relevant theoretical literature to analyze Japan from a broader perspective. The breadth and depth of Allison’s scholarship—and her insight into Japanese culture—are impressive. … I highly recommend Precarious Japan for those interested in contemporary societies, especially Japan. It is also a good textbook for social sciences and humanities courses, inspiring students and generating fruitful discussions.” -- Yohko Tsuji * American Anthropologist *“[A]n impressive ethnographic study of exclusion, precariousness and struggle that will leave no reader untouched. . . . Allison’s new book will surely be highly impressive for many readers and a good resource for discussions in courses on contemporary Japan.” -- David Chiavacci * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Pain of Life 1 2. From Lifelong to Liquid Japan 21 3. Ordinary Refugeeism: Poverty, Precarity, Youth 43 4. Home and Hope 77 5. The Social Body–In Life and Death 122 6. Cultivating Fields From the Edges 166 7. In the Mud 180 Notes 207 References 219 Index 231

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Book SynopsisExamines how the rise of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has transformed the conditions of women's lives and of feminist organizing. This book brings together feminist research on NGOs from various perspectives and disciplines.Trade Review“Theorizing NGOs offers timely and insightful perspectives on the intersection between NGOs, women’s experiences of NGOs and feminism across the world. Bringing together scholarly writings on women’s experiences with NGOs from different parts of the globe is definitely one of the highlights of the volume. . . . This volume is a must read for anyone interested in gender and development, and in the anthropology of the state.” -- Lipika Kamra * Social Anthropology *"In representing more than a decade of energetic discussion and debate, this collection provides fantastic evidence of the dynamism and creativity of feminist activism in all of its forms.... It is a welcome and valuable contribution." -- Miranda Joseph * Women's Review of Books *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The NGO Form: Feminist Struggles, States, and Neoliberalism / Victoria Bernal and Inderpal Grewal 1 Part I. NGOs Beyond Success or Failure 19 1. The Movementization of NGOs? Women's Organizing in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina / Elissa Helms 21 2. Failed Development and Rural Revolution in Nepal: Rethinking Subaltern Consciousness and Women's Empowerment / Lauren Leve 50 3. The State and Women's Empowerment in India Paradoxes and Politics / Aradhana Sharma 93 Part II. Postcolonial Neoliberalisms and the NGO Form 115 4. Global Civil Society and the Local Costs of Belonging: Defining Violence against Women in Russia / Julie Hemment 119 5. Resolving a Gendered Paradox: Women's Participation and the NGO Boom in North India / Kathleen O'Reilly 143 6. Power and Difference in Thai Women's NGO Activism / LeeRay M. Costa 166 7. Demystifying Microcredit: The Grameen Bank, NGOs, and Neoliberalism in Bangladesh / Lamia Karim 193 Part III. Feminist Social Movements and NGOs 219 8. Feminist Bastards: Toward a Posthumanist Critique of NGOization / Saida Hodzic 221 9. Lived Feminism(s) in Postcommunist Romania / Laura Grünberg 248 10. Women's Advocacy Networks: The European Union, Women's NGOs, and the Velvet Triangle / Sabine Lange 266 11. Beyond NGOization? Relrections from Latin America / Sonia E. Alvarez 285 Conclusion. Feminisms and the NGO Form / Victoria Bernal and Inderpal Grewal 301 Bibliography 311 Contributors 353 Index 357

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