{"product_id":"rainforest-capitalism-9781478017844","title":"Rainforest Capitalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hendriks examines the rowdy environment of industrial timber production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to theorize the social, racial, and gender power dynamics of capitalist extraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Offering a rare look at the everyday lives of the people who live in and around Congolese timber labor camps, Thomas Hendriks draws out the continuities and discontinuities of racialized colonial extraction. Artfully written, \u003ci\u003eRainforest Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e will make a major contribution to theories of capitalism, race, and sexuality.” -- Jessica M. Smith, author of * Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West *\u003cbr\u003e“In this fresh and captivating book, Thomas Hendriks offers precious insights into the precarity of logging in the Congolese rainforest. His lively ethnography demonstrates that the analysis of neoliberal capitalist extraction should address not only labor and political economy but also memory, affect, sexual desire, and racial fetishism. His sophisticated theoretical framework allows him to capture the fleeting character of logging and brings together forestry, anthropology, and queer studies in visionary ways that will inspire many scholars.” -- Peter Geschiere, author of * Witchcraft, Intimacy, and Trust: Africa in Comparison *\u003cbr\u003e\"Based on a lengthy period of ethnographic research, this book is a lively, readable account of life in a logging camp, and the author makes a useful, thought-provoking contribution to the literature on power, capitalism, gender, sexuality, and race\/racism in anthropology, African studies, and related fields. . . . Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty.\" -- E. E. Stiles * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“Thomas Hendriks’ compelling book is an intricate tale of felled trees and their capitalist value, of the inhabitants of logging camps such as Congolese labourers and expat managers, but also of jobseekers, traders, prostitutes, farmers, and smugglers. \u003ci\u003eRainforest Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is eloquent and captivating.” -- Rachel Spronk * African Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on Anonymity  ix\u003cbr\u003e Note on Photography  xi\u003cbr\u003e Prologue  xv\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xxi\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Thinking with Loggers  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Awkward Beginnings  29\u003cbr\u003e 2. Forest Work  48\u003cbr\u003e 3. Remembering Labor  75\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sharing the Company  98\u003cbr\u003e 5. Out of Here  120\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Darker Shade of White  143\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cannibals and Corned Beef  161\u003cbr\u003e 8. Men and Trees  187\u003cbr\u003e 9. Women and Chainsaws  207\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Capitalism and Ecstasis  230\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue  249\u003cbr\u003e Notes  253\u003cbr\u003e References  263\u003cbr\u003e Index  285","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409006960983,"sku":"9781478017844","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478017844.jpg?v=1730505065","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rainforest-capitalism-9781478017844","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}