{"product_id":"crude-chronicles-9780822332725","title":"Crude Chronicles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCrude Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003eseamlessly weaves the compelling richness of an exceptional ethnographic account with the power of a story well told. By chronicling the history of the ongoing contest that has characterized the politics of petroleum in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Sawyer brilliantly illustrates the imbricated process by which indigenous and neoliberal geophraphies are configured and reconfigured in the process of making nature, nation, and citizens. \u003ci\u003eCrude Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e will surely become a key reference point in future debates about the cultural politics of nature.”—Peter Brosius, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Crude Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendid example of fine-grained ethnography. It illustrates in many ways why this approach continues to be the hallmark of anthropology. The best feature of the book is the lovingly detailed descriptions and close-to-the-ground analysis of dialogue and events. It will be mandatory reading for Latin Americanists interested in social movements, especially the indigenous and environmentalist movements, and of course, students of Ecuadorian politics.”—Jean E. Jackson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Names xii\u003cbr\u003e Opening 1\u003cbr\u003e I NATIONAL NARRATIVES \u003cbr\u003e 1. Amazonian Imaginaries 27\u003cbr\u003e 2. Crude Excesses 57\u003cbr\u003e II. PETROLEUM POLITICS \u003cbr\u003e 3. Neoliberal Ironies 91\u003cbr\u003e 4. Corporate Antipolitics 118\u003cbr\u003e III. RACED RELATITIES \u003cbr\u003e 5. Contested Terrain 149\u003cbr\u003e 6. Liberal Legal-Scapes 182\u003cbr\u003e Closing: A Plurinational Space 211\u003cbr\u003e Notes 225\u003cbr\u003e Acronyms 251\u003cbr\u003e Glossary 253\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 255\u003cbr\u003e Index 277","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406034706775,"sku":"9780822332725","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822332725.jpg?v=1730494318","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crude-chronicles-9780822332725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}