Im Meratusgebirge auf Borneo verändert sich der Regenwald seit 1970 durch Holzernte und Ressourcenabbau. Korrupte Behörden und Investoren verdrängen einheimische Waldbewohner. Gleichzeitig bilden sich Allianzen zum Schutz des Waldes. Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing dokumentiert diese komplexen sozialen Interaktionen und deren kulturelle Auswirkungen.
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing è un'antropologa il cui lavoro approfondisce le intricate relazioni tra gli esseri umani e i loro ambienti. La sua ricerca si concentra spesso su come le comunità marginalizzate navigano in paesaggi ecologici e sociali complessi, rivelando prospettive uniche sull'interconnessione globale. Lo stile di scrittura di Tsing è caratterizzato dalla sua sfumata esplorazione dell'interazione tra natura, cultura e dinamiche di potere, offrendo profonde intuizioni sul mondo contemporaneo.






Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene
- 344pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
"A Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene leads the reader through a series of sites, observations, thought experiments, and genre-stretching descriptive practices to take stock of our current planetary crisis. This is a guide for researchers of many stripes; a book that nurtures and promotes a revitalized natural history in direct response to worlds falling apart"--
The Mushroom at the End of the World
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
"A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction."--Publisher's description.
A Day Out
- 16pagine
- 1 ora di lettura
Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a wood and behind a waterfall. A few steps behing Bill, however, is a hungry bear with an eye on Bill's sandwiches. The bear's attempts to grab the sandwiches are foiled be a variety of minor disasters.
The Oak Tree
- 16pagine
- 1 ora di lettura
A non-fiction, photographic picture book about the different parts of an oak tree and the creatures that live in its roots, trunk, bark, branches and leaves. The photographs and life-like illustrations answer the repeated question: 'Who lives...?'
What Do You Like?
- 16pagine
- 1 ora di lettura
What do you like to eat? This non-fiction recount features several children answering the question over the course of a day. It features different types of food using photographs, labels, speech bubbles and a clock face showing when different meals are typically eaten.
Friction
- 376pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
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.
An ethnography that focuses on Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze.
