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Michael Taussig
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Set in the enchanted mountain of a spirit-queen presiding over an unnamed, postcolonial country, this ethnographic work of ficto-criticism recreates in written form the shrines by which the dead–notably the fetishized forms of Europe »s Others, Indians and Blacks–generate the magical powers of the modern state.

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Format PDF ● Pages 216 ● ISBN 9781135249045 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2815530 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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