Lost People
Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions attributed to a disastrous communal ordeal two years earlier As Graeber uncovers the layers of historical, social, and cultural knowledge required to understand this event, he elaborates a new view of power, inequality, and the political role of narrative Combining theoretical subtlety, a compelling narrative line, and vividly drawn characters, Lost People is a singular contribution to the anthropology of politics and the literature on ethnographic writing. Free Download Lost People by David Graeber For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr personally I feel this is my best book but it s understandable that few people read itChock full of funny, interesting stories, and written in David s usual fluid and accessible style Very good ethnography.I started reading Graeber and loved him So then, a few years ago, I had this great idea to read all of his other work This book was I think his first and it dealt exclusively with his anthropological work in Madagascar Now, I don t know a lot about Madagascar or its history, but Graeber certainly opened some windows so I could get a better picture Then, after reading about half of it, I put the book down for two years or so Recently, I went back and finished it Originally, I was trying rea I started reading Graeber and...
- English
- 19 March 2018 David Graeber
- Paperback
- 488 pages
- 0253219159
- David Graeber
- Lost People