Friction: an ethnography of global connection
Auteur :
Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691263519
Date de publication :
6 août 2024
Dimensions :
20,3 x 13,3 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Challenging the view that globalization signifies a 'clash' of cultures, this book here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. It shows how creative cultural differences are in the grip of worldly encounter, and how it is overlooked in theories of the global.