Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte Igor Stokfiszewski

Igor Stokfiszewski

the structures that are part of civil societies at peace elsewhere in the world

dass Klima mehr ist als Temperatur- und Niederschlagswerte: ein wesentlicher Faktor des Seins in der Welt

and for the interactions in the field

gulls have been brought ashore by modernity

Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte Igor StokfiszewskiA wheel turns because of its encounter with the surface of the road; spinning in the air it goes nowhere. Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light; one stick alone is just a stick. In both cases, it is friction that produces movement, action, effect. Challenging the widespread view that globalization invariably signifies a "clash" of cultures, anthropologist Anna Tsing here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the diverse and