Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Westbank Träumer und Traumdeuter

Träumer und Traumdeuter

they create a philosophy of life from a man who never lost his sense of wonder at the world

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Ladji Niangané

Friction - An Ethnography of Global Connection Westbank Träumer und TraumdeuterA 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