Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte die Sau und das Ferkel

die Sau und das Ferkel oft und gern in den Mund genommen: Als Ausdruck unverdienten Glücks und fehlender Manieren

als Bilder eines anderen Denkens

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

gulls have been brought ashore by modernity

The Breath of the World

Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Kolonialgeschichte die Sau und das FerkelA 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