Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection

Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

344 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A 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, a...

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