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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fresh, instructive, and often moving account... [Mining Capitalism] makes signifiicant contributions to conversations on mining, corporations, NGOs, and engaged anthropology." Journal of Anthropological Research "Kirsch [makes] valuable contributions to our understanding of company-community relations, corporate power and constructions of indigenous identity, albeit from radically different ethical positions." Asia Pacific Viewpoint
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Colliding Ecologies 2. The Politics of Space 3. Down by Law 4. Corporate Science 5. Industry Strikes Back 6. New Politics of Time Conclusion Epilogue Appendix: Timeline of the Ok Tedi Mine and Related Events Notes References Index
