{"product_id":"rubble-the-afterlife-of-destruction-9780822356196","title":"Rubble  The Afterlife of Destruction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on ethnographic research in the foothills of the Argentine Andes, Gastón R. Gordillo reveals the spatial, historical, and affective ruptures embodied in debris. For the rural poor, the rubble left in the wake of capitalist and imperialist endeavors is not romanticized ruin but the material manifestation of the violence and dislocation that created it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[I]t is the signal merit of Gordillo’s book to remind us of the value of the loose, but productive and fertile, horizontal connections and communities that make up the network of nodes and constellations that we too easily dismiss as 'mere' rubble.\" -- Jon Beasley-Murray * Posthegemony blog *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRubble: The Afterlife of Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e is theoretically dense and richly illustrated with diagrams and photographs. The ethnographic detail is often engrossing, while the overall argument challenges heritage and regional specialists to engage in more penetrating analysis of how historic forces of destruction shape the world and add to the rubble that piles up along the way.” -- Diane Barthel-Bouchier * Journal of Latin American Geography *\u003cbr\u003e“Rubble is remarkable because Gordillo does not shy away from complex theorizing while also providing us with rich ethnographic storytelling. The result is a book that is as engaging as it is innovative, and which should capture the interest of a diverse audience. … dealing with the social production of space, racialized and ethnicized relations in Latin and South America, human-environment relationships, and affect theory. If the purpose of a book is to change the way one sees the world, Rubble succeeds.” -- Roberto E. Barr * Journal of Anthropological Research *\u003cbr\u003e“Both the idea of rethinking ruins and going deep into the Chaco region are original and a welcome foray into events and people that have been side-lined by official histories. ...\u003ci\u003eRubble\u003c\/i\u003e gives us layers of history, of rubble, overlapping stories of indigenous identity and conquering violence.” -- Marcela López Levy * Latin America Bureau blog *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRubble \u003c\/i\u003emakes a series of generative interventions into the vast literature on memory and heritage studies in Latin America. Particularly rewarding for historians, anthropologists, and geographers interested in critical perspectives on modernity.” -- Mónica Salas Landa * Hispanic American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Constellations 1\u003cbr\u003e Part One. Ghosts of Indians \u003cbr\u003e 1. A Haunted Frontier 31\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the Edge of the Void 53\u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Lost Cities \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Destruction of Space\u003c\/i\u003e 77\u003cbr\u003e 3. Land of Curses and Miracles 85\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Ruins of Ruins 111\u003cbr\u003e Part Three. Residues of a Dream World \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTreks across Fields of Rubble\u003c\/i\u003e 125\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ships Stranded in the Forest 131\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bringing a Destroyed Place Back to Life 153\u003cbr\u003e 7. Railroads to Nowhere 169\u003cbr\u003e Part Four. The Debris of Violence \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBright Objects\u003c\/i\u003e 185\u003cbr\u003e 8. Topographies of Oblivion 191\u003cbr\u003e 9. Piles of Bones 209\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Return of the Indians 229\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: We Aren't Afraid of Ruins 253\u003cbr\u003e Notes 271\u003cbr\u003e References 287\u003cbr\u003e Index 303","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406079893847,"sku":"9780822356196","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822356196.jpg?v=1730494457","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rubble-the-afterlife-of-destruction-9780822356196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}