The Magic of the State
Download or Read eBook The Magic of the State PDF written by Michael Taussig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Michael Taussig |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2013-10-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135249113 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135249113 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Magic of the State by : Michael Taussig
Book excerpt: 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.