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The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America, 30th Anniversary Ed.
The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America 30th Anniversary Ed
Author: Michael Taussig
In this classic book, Michael Taussig explores the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America. Grounding his analysis in Marxist theory, Taussig finds that the fetishization of evil, in the image of the devil, mediates the conflict between precapitalist and capitalist modes of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807871331
ISBN-10: 0807871338
Publication Date: 4/15/2010
Pages: 320
Edition: Anv
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
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