Indiana University Press is pleased to announce the recent publication of:
LOST PEOPLE Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar David Graeber
"Offers fascinating comparative material with other places where the wound of past injustices continues to fester and destroy... A brilliant waving together of history and the anthropology of participant observation. The style is limpid, funny, and a delight." --Maurice Bloch
“The political intrigue makes for a compelling narrative. Committed to showing the power of stories, Graeber is very capable of telling a story of his own. . . . a brilliant study in the classic anthropological tradition. . . .” —Michael Lambek
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.
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488 pages 978-0-253-34910-1, cloth $65.00 978-0-253-21915-2, paper $25.95
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