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Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions attributed to a disastrous communal ordeal two years earlier. As Graeber uncovers the layers of historical, social, and cultural knowledge required to understand this event, he elaborates a new view of power, inequality, and the political role of narrative. Combining theoretical subtlety, a compelling narrative line, and vividly drawn characters, Lost People is a singular contribution to the anthropology of politics and the literature on ethnographic writing.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Lost People
• Subtitle: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar
• Author: David Graeber
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• EAN: 9780253219152
• ISBN: 0253219159
• ID: 04870896
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Weight: 776 g
• Dimensions: 238 × 156 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. September 2007

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