{"product_id":"the-memory-of-trade-9780822324416","title":"The Memory of Trade","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an ethnographic study of the people of Aru, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia. This title examines the dynamics of contact with the Dutch and Europeans, Suharto's postcolonial regime, and with the competing religions of Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism in the context of the conversion of pagan Aruese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Trade\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most compelling works—ethnographic or otherwise—that I have read in Indonesian studies.”—John Pemberton, author of\u003ci\u003eOn the Subject of “Java”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With profound insight, empathy, and theoretical sophistication, Patricia Spyer traces out the complex intertwinings among identity, global commerce, local ritual, and national politics. This book is a masterful demonstration of how much of modernity's paradoxes, romance, and uncanny displacements best come into sight when viewed from the perspective of the supposed margins.”—Webb Keane, author of \u003ci\u003eSigns of Recognition: Powers and Hazards of Representation in an Indonesian Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003cbr\u003e Preface ix\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Language, Translation and Orthography xxiii\u003cbr\u003e 1 Introduction: Runaway Topographies 1\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Legless Paradise 41\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Great Ship 66\u003cbr\u003e 4 Mothers of Pearl 107\u003cbr\u003e 5 Prow and Stern 161\u003cbr\u003e 6 The Cassowary's Play 198\u003cbr\u003e 7 The Women's Share 254\u003cbr\u003e 8 Epilogue: Sweet Memories from Aru 288\u003cbr\u003e Notes 293\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 329","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406024483159,"sku":"9780822324416","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822324416.jpg?v=1730494281","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-memory-of-trade-9780822324416","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}