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OverviewThe Altai Republic in southern Siberia is renowned for excavations of frozen mummies from high-altitude burial sites. Less well-known is the fact that it hosts fallout zones for the second stages of rockets launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. Local inhabitants blame ‘evil spirits’ released by archaeological work and toxic fuel from rocket debris for their misfortunes. This book explores the divergent fates of such claims when confronted with state-fostered ‘rationalisms’ of science and governance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ludek BrozPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books ISBN: 9781805392606ISBN 10: 1805392603 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 02 February 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration Introduction Chapter 1. Between Ancient Graves and Modern Rocket Junk Chapter 2. How to Read a Letter Chapter 3. Souls and Their Predators Chapter 4. Property and (Non-)Human Personhood Chapter 5. The Comparison Impossible Chapter 6. Towards Strict Ontological Continuities Conclusion References IndexReviews“At the core of this text is the single best message that anthropology has always delivered: that there is much at stake in not just learning how to listen, but in how to hear what people are trying to tell us, and how to be fully open to new worlds.” • Bruce Grant, New York University Author InformationLudek Broz is Head of the Department of Ecological Anthropology at the Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences. He co-edited the volume Suicide and Agency: Anthropological Perspectives on Self-destruction, Personhood and Power (Routledge, 2016) with Daniel Muenster. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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