,9TRODUCTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] ,TEXT 3 ,9TRODUCTION ,I DECID$ TO CALL ?IS COLLECTION ,POSSIBILITIES BECAUSE ! WORD 5COMPASSES MU* ( :AT ORIG9ALLY 9SPIR$ ME TO BECOME AN AN?ROPOLOGI/4 ,I WAS DRAWN TO ! DISCIPL9E BECAUSE IT OP5S W9D[S ON O!R POSSIBLE =MS ( HUMAN SOCIAL EXI/5CE2 BECAUSE IT S]V$ AS A CON/ANT REM9D] ?AT MO/ ( :AT WE ASSUME TO BE IMMUTABLE HAS BE51 9 O!R TIMES & PLACES1 >RANG$ QUITE DIFF]5TLY1 & !RE=E1 ?AT HUMAN POSSIBILITIES >E 9 ALMO/ EV]Y WAY GREAT] ?AN WE ORD9>ILY IMAG9E4 ,AN?ROPOLOGY ALSO AF=DS US NEW POSSIBLE P]SPECTIVES ON FAMILI> PROBLEMS3 WAYS ( ?9K+ AB\T ! RISE ( CAPITALISM FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ,WE/ ,AFRICA1 ,EUROPEAN MANN]S FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ,AMAZONIA1 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ,WE/ ,AFRICAN OR ,AMAZONIAN MASQU]ADES FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ,*9ESE FE/IVALS OR ,M$IEVAL ,EUROPEAN C>NIVAL4 ,ONE COMMON FEATURE ( ! ESSAYS COLLECT$ 9 ?IS BOOK IS ?AT !Y >E MEANT TO KEEP POSSIBILITIES OP54 ,!Y >E NOT1 9 ANY S5SE1 AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A S+LE GR& !ORY ( ANY?+--LET ALONE1 A S+LE GR& !ORY ( EV]Y?+4 ,?9K ( !M 9/EAD AS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT SOME ( ! PLURALISM ,I ESP\SE 9 ! LAT] ESSAYS 9TO PRACTICE4 ,I (T5 MAKE ! >GUM5T ?AT 7AT LEA/ AS A !ORETICAL PROBLEM7 9COMM5SURABILITY IS GREATLY OV]RAT$4 ,TAKE ANY TWO PEOPLE1 EV5 9 ! SAME FAMILY OR COMMUNITY1 & Y\ >E LIKELY TO F9D HALF A DOZ5 9COMM5SURABLE P]SPECTIVES4 ,NONE ( US COMPLETELY UND]/& EA* O!R4 ,9 PRACTICE1 ! FACT ?AT WE DON'T R>ELY GETS 9 ! WAY ( \R LIV+ TOGE!R1 WORK+ TOGE!R1 OR LOV+ ONE ANO!R1 & IT IS (T5 AN ACTUAL ADVANTAGE :5 PEOPLE1 SAY1 COME TOGE!R TO SOLVE A COMMON1 PRACTICAL PROBLEM4 ,IT'S ONLY :5 WE />T IMAG9+ ?AT ! WORLD IS SOMEH[ G5]AT$ BY ! DESCRIPTIONS WE MAKE ( IT ?AT 9COMM5SURABILITY BECOMES A WELL-NI< EXI/5TIAL DILEMMA4 ,( C\RSE1 ! WORLD IS NOT REALLY G5]AT$ BY ! DESCRIPTIONS WE MAKE ( IT1 AS MO/ ( US >E1 OCCASIONALLY1 =C$ TO RECOGNIZE :5 SOME ASPECT ( ! WORLD WE HAD NOT 9CLUD$ 9 \R DESCRIPTIONS SUDD5LY CONTRIVES TO HIT US ON ! HEAD 7SOMETIMES FIGURATIVELY1 SOMETIMES NOT74 ,?IS BOOK1 !N1 IS MEANT TO ASSEMBLE A S]IES ( DIFF]5T & SOMETIMES EV5 9COMM5SURABLE P]SPECTIVES ON A V]Y REAL WORLD4 ,!Y >E UNIFI$1 ABOVE ALL1 BY A COMMITM5T TO ! IDEA ?AT ?AT WORLD C\LD POSSIBLY LOOK V]Y DIFF]5T ?AN IT DOES--BUT JU/ AS MU*1 P]HAPS1 BY ! BELIEF ?AT1 ULTIMATELY1 ! V]Y COMB9ATION ( ANG] & CURIOSITY1 ( 9TELLECTUAL PLAY & CREATIVE PLEASURE ?AT GOES 9TO CRAFT+ ANY WOR?:ILE PIECE ( CRITICAL SOCIAL !ORY ALSO ITSELF P>TAKES ( SOME?+ ( ! P[]S ?AT C\LD TRANS=M ?AT WORLD 9TO SOME?+ BETT]4 ,:AT UNITES !M1 !N1 IS A UTOPIAN IDEAL4 ,! #c-P>T ORGANIZATION ( ! VOLUME IS BROADLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL4 ,P>T ,I1 5TITL$ 0,SOME ,?\* 9TO ! ORIG9S ( CAPITALISM4 ,H[EV]1 S9CE1 AS MY OLD M5TOR ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO PO9T \T1 CAPITALISM HAS BY N[ PLAY$ SU* A FUNDAM5TAL ROLE 9 %AP+ \R FUNDAM5TAL ASSUMPTIONS AB\T ! NATURE ( HUMAN BE+S1 HUMAN DESIRES1 & ! V]Y POSSIBILITIES = HUMAN SOCIAL RELATIONS1 ALL ( !SE ESSAYS >E BY NECESSITY REFLECTIONS ON SU* L>G] QUE/IONS AT ! SAME TIME4 ,I FIR/ BEGAN TRY+ TO PUZZLE \T SOME ( !SE ISSUES 9 MY ,MA/]S PAP]1 SUBMITT$ 9 #a#i#h#g--A MU* %ORT]1 & UPDAT$1 V]SION ( :I* APPE>S AS ,*APT] #a4 ,?IS ESSAY1 O/5SIBLY AB\T ! HI/ORY ( MANN]S1 HAS A CURI\S HI/ORY 9 ITS [N RITM5T4 ,B\RDIEU WAS !N AT ! HEIITY1 & EV]YONE WANT$ TO MEET HIM1 BUT HE WAS MU* MORE 9T]E/$ 9 TALK+ TO /UD5TS ?AN ) FACULTY--S9CE1 AS HE LAT] REM>K$ TO A GR\P ( US1 0) /UD5TS1 Y\ CAN ACTUALLY DISCUSS IDEAS4 ,Y\R COLLEAGUES1 ALL !Y WANT TO DO IS KILL Y\40 ,HE ANN\NC$ (FICE H\RS1 & = SEV]AL DAYS BE=EH& !RE WAS A SIGN-UP %EET ON ! DOOR4 ,I MYSELF WAS F> TOO TIMID TO ACTUALLY PUT MY NAME ON IT4 ,AS IT TURN$ \T1 SO WAS MO/ EV]YONE ELSE4 ,LATE ON ! AFT]NOON ( ,B\RDIEU'S VISIT1 MY FRI5D ,BECKY CAME D[N TO ! /UD5T L\NGE AFT] SP5D+ AN H\R TALK+ TO HIM & ASSUR$ ME ?AT--NO1 REALLY--,B\RDIEU WAS EXTREMELY FRI5DLY & EASY TO TALK TO &1 NOT ONLY ?AT1 !RE WAS /ILL AN EMPTY SLOT AT ! 5D ( HIS S*$ULE4 ,I W5T UP1 WROTE D[N MY NAME1 & ULTIMATELY 5D$ UP WALK+ HIM TO HIS HOTEL1 TALK+ AB\T MANN]S4 ,HE WAS1 HE EXPLA9$1 QUITE FASC9AT$ BY ! SUBJECT4 ,B\RDIEU ASK$ = A COPY ( MY PAP]1 & ! NEXT DAY CALL$ ME BACK TO ANN\NCE ?AT HE F\ND ! >GUM5T EXTREMELY ORIG9AL & URG$ ME TO PRODUCE A %ORT] V]SION = PUBLICATION 9 ,FRANCE4 ,! PROBLEM1 IT SOON TURN$ \T1 WAS ?AT IT PROV$ V]Y DIFFICULT TO %ORT5 7IT WAS AN 9TRICATE & TANGL$ >GUM5T71 & :ILE WE BO? AGRE$ ! BE/ ?+ WAS = US TO SIT D[N TOGE!R & GO OV] IT1 ,I NEV] MANAG$ TO RAISE ! MONEY TO GET MYSELF TO ,P>IS TO DO SO4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS AN EXCELL5T EXAMPLE ( ! SORT ( ME*ANISMS ( SOCIAL CLASS REPRODUCTION 9 ACADEMIA ?AT ,B\RDIEU HIMSELF SP5T SO MU* ( HIS TIME EXPOS+3 IT SEEM$ NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ,I1 ONE ( ! FEW /UD5TS 9 ! DEP>TM5T FROM A WORK+ CLASS BACKGR\ND1 ALWAYS SEEM$ TO BE ! ONE :O--DESPITE 5DLESS =MAL HONORS--NEV] SEEM$ TO BE ABLE TO GET MY H&S ON ANY ( ! UNIV]SITY OR \TSIDE FUND+ ?AT MAGICALLY SEEM$ TO APPE> = ?OSE :OSE P>5TS W]E DOCTORS1 LAWY]S1 OR !MSELVES ACADEMICS4 7,TRUE1 ,B\RDIEU HIMSELF DID ONCE SUGGE/ HE C\LD F9D MONEY = ME ONCE ,I GOT TO ,P>IS1 BUT ?IS TURN$ \T TO BE AN EXAMPLE ( ANO!R ( HIS PR9CIPLES3 ?AT 9TELLECTUAL PRE/IGE BY NO MEANS GU>ANTEES ACADEMIC P[]4 ,9SID]S ASSUR$ ME ?AT HE WAS 9 NO POSITION TO GU>ANTEE ! MONEY W\LD ACTUALLY APPE>47 ,I EV5TUALLY PUBLI%$ A TRUNCAT$ V]SION ( ! MANN]S ESSAY 9 ,COMP>ATIVE ,/UDIES 9 ,SOCIETY & ,HI/ORY1 MORE ?AN A DECADE LAT]4 ,FEW SEEM TO HAVE NOTIC$ IT--L>GELY1 ,I ?9K1 S9CE IT FELL BETWE5 ! CRACKS1 BE+ NEI!R QUITE AN?ROPOLOGY1 NOR HI/ORY4 ,I HAD BY !N FALL5 \T ( CONTACT ) ,B\RDIEU4 ,BUT !N1 F\R YE>S LAT]1 9 ! HEYDAY ( ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 WE SUDD5LY CAME V]Y CLOSE TO E/ABLI%+ CONTACT ONCE AGA94 ,B\RDIEU HAD BY ?IS TIME BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 A PROJECT CALL$ ,RAISONS D',AGIR1 AIM$ AT CREAT+ ALLIANCES BETWE5 S*OL>S1 ACTIVI/S1 & RADICAL LABOR UNIONS4 ,APP>5TLY1 ,B\RDIEU HAD BE5 = SOME TIME TRY+ TO LOCATE S*OL>S 9 ! ,U,S 5GAG$ 9 ANALOG\S PROJECTS1 )\T MU* SUCCESS1 & HAD JU/ GOT WORD AB\T MY WORK ) ! ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK4 ,I HAD RECEIV$ A MESSAGE FROM AN 9T]M$I>Y ?AT ,I WAS TO PREP>E = A PHONE CALL FROM ,B\RDIEU ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?AT WAS ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? #b#a4 ,I WAS LIV+ 9 ,MANHATTAN AT ! TIME1 &1 ( C\RSE1 [+ TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,T[]S1 PHONE L9ES W]E D[N4 ,I WAS A LITTLE CONFUS$ AS TO :Y ,B\RDIEU NEV] 5D$ UP CALL+ LAT] ON1 BUT EV5TUALLY LE>N$ ?AT HE WAS ALREADY QUITE ILL4 ,HE DI$ ( CANC] NOT LONG !REAFT]4 ,BUT H]E ,I JUMP AHEAD4 ,I HAVE ALWAYS FELT ! ,MANN]S PAP] CONTA9$ IMPORTANT >GUM5TS4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY A PAP] AB\T MANN]S & :AT ,B\RDIEU W\LD NO D\BT CALL ! 0HABITUS0 ( POSSESSIVE 9DIVIDUALISM--?OSE DEEPLY 9T]NALIZ$ HABITS ( ?9K+ & FEEL+ AB\T ! WORLD ?AT DEVELOP :5 PEOPLE :O BECOME ACCU/OM$1 EV5 )\T REALIZ+ IT1 TO VIEW+ EV]Y?+ >\ND !M PRIM>ILY AS ACTUAL OR POT5TIAL COMM]CIAL PROP]TY4 ,IT IS ALSO A REFLECTION ON ! V]Y NATURE ( HI]>*Y1 ITS MO/ ELEM5T>Y BUILD+-BLOCKS1 & AB\T H[ =MS ( RESI/ANCE AS SUBTLE AS F\L LANGUAGE1 M]RYMAK+1 & APP>5TLY DUBI\S P]SONAL HYGI5E HABITS SIMULTANE\SLY *ALL5GE & RE9=CE IT4 ,:ILE ,I DID NOT WRITE IT ) AN EXPLICITLY POLITICAL 9T5TION1 IT ALWAYS SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS W]E CLE> 5\< 7?\< ALSO COMPLEX & 5DLESSLY DEBATABLE7 & ,I HAVE TRI$ TO HIT ,I W]E WRITT5 LAT]1 BUT !Y PURSUE MANY ( ! SAME !MES1 ) ! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS1 USUALLY1 F> MORE EXPLICIT4 ,! ESSAY ON CONSUMPTION IS NEW1 BUT IT WAS CONCEIV$ DUR+ ! LONELY DAYS :5 ,I WAS WRIT+ MY DISS]TATION 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS4 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,*ICAGO DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT = ?OSE AT ! WRIT+ /AGE1 SO = SEV]AL YE>S ,I WAS SP5D+ MU* ( MY DAYLIY LOAN & AT V>I\S ODD JOBS1 TRY+ TO DO MY [N WORK AT NIE AS MY FACULTY ADVIS]S 7MO/LY7 C>EFULLY AVOID$ ME4 ,ONE ( ! GREAT SAV+ GRACES ( MY LIBR>Y JOB 7ASIDE FROM G5]ALLY DELI\ND ! SAME TIME1 :5 RETURN+ FROM MY LIBR>Y JOB TO MY (FICE AT ! AN?ROPOLOGY DEP>TM5T 9 ,HASKELL ,HALL1 ?AT ,I PASS$ A COLLECTION ( AMBULANCES & POLICE C>S1 TO LE>N ?AT ,I\AN ,C\LIANO1 A ,ROMANIAN HI/ORIAN ( RELIGIONS1 HAD BE5 ASSASS9AT$ ON ! ?IRD FLOOR ( ,SWIFT1 ! BUILD+ NEXT TO \RS4 7,A MAN ) A SIL5C$ PI/OL HAD %OT HIM FROM ! ADJO9+ /ALL 9 ! M5'S BA?ROOM ON ! ?IRD FLOOR4 ,! NEXT DAY AT MY JOB1 ,I HE>D ?AT ! LIBR>Y1 ON HE>+ ! NEWS1 HAD IMM$IATELY LEAP$ 9TO ACTION1 S5D+ SOMEONE TO GA!R ALL ! LIBR>Y BOOKS FROM HIS (FICE BE=E !Y W]E SEQUE/]$ BY ! POLICE AS POSSIBLE EVID5CE47 ,?AT WAS A BAD C\PLE YE>S = ,ROMANIAN-BORN HI/ORIANS ( RELIGION AT ! ,U ( ,C3 ,MIRCEA ,ELIADE HAD DI$ ! YE> BE=E1 AFT] :I* HIS LIBR>Y MY/]I\SLY CAUS LAT] :5 ,I READ ,AGAMB5'S NEWLY TRANSLAT$ ,/ANZAS1 & REALIZ$ ?AT ,C\LIANO MU/ HAVE PIRAT$ ALMO/ ALL HIS C5TRAL IDEAS FROM A !N-OBSCURE ,ITALIAN PHILOSOPH] :O1 H[EV]1 HE ALMO/ COMPLETELY FAIL$ TO CITE1 EXCEPT 9 A C\PLE RA!R SN>KY CRITICAL FOOTNOTES :5 HE HAPP5$ TO DISAGREE ) HIM4 7,I AM NOT SAY+1 H[EV]1 ?AT WE %\LD ADD ,AGAMB5 TO ! LI/ ( SUSPECTS--IT SEEMS PRETTY WELL E/ABLI%$ ?AT ,C\LIANO WAS MURD]$ BY ! ,ROMANIAN SECRET POLICE47 ,I 5D$ UP PUTT+ ! PIECES TOGE!R = A PANEL CALL$ 0,! ,NEW ,KEYWORDS3 ,UNMASK+ ! ,T]MS ( AN ,EM]G+ ,OR?ODOXY10 CO-ORGANIZ$ ) ,LAUR5 ,LEVE1 AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,ASSOCIATION MEET+S ( #b#c4 ,! ESSAYS 9 ,P>T ,I1 !N1 HAD RADICALLY DIFF]5T 9CUBATION P]IODS4 ,! PIECE ON CAPITALISM & SLAV]Y1 = EXAMPLE1 WAS ORIG9ALLY 9SPIR$ BY ! CLOSE RELATION BETWE5 SLAV]Y & WAGE-LABOR ,I OBS]V$ 9 ,MADAGASC>1 & !N NOT$ AGA9 9 DOCUM5TS AB\T N9ETE5?-C5TURY ,MADAGASC>1 :ILE WRIT+ MY DISS]TATION4 ,OV] TIME1 ,I BEGAN NOTIC+ ,MADAGASC> WAS BY NO MEANS UNIQUE3 WAGE-LABOR CONTRACTS APPE> TO HAVE DEVELOP$ FROM )9 ! 9/ITUTION ( SLAV]Y 9 MANY TIMES & PLACES1 FROM ANCI5T ,GREECE TO ! ,MALAY & ,SWAHILI M]CANTILE CITY-/ATES ( ! ,9DIAN ,OCEAN4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 ,I ?9K ONE CAN SAY WAGE-LABOR1 AT LEA/ CONSID]$ AS A CONTRACTUAL >RANGEM5T1 EM]G$ FROM SLAV]Y--A PO9T ,I 9T5D TO EXPLORE IT 9 GREAT] DETAIL ELSE:]E4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS P>TICUL> >GUM5T ONLY CRY/ALLIZ$ :5 ,I CAME TO KN[ ,IMMANUEL ,WALL]/E9 AT ,YALE & BEGAN TO GRAPPLE ) ! F9] PO9TS ( ,WORLD-,SY/EMS ANALYSIS4 ,! ESSAY ON FETI%ISM1 F9ALLY1 WAS ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 TO BE P>T ( ! LA/ *APT] ( MY BOOK ,T[>D AN ,AN?ROPOLOGICAL ,!ORY ( ,VALUE1 BUT HAD TO BE CUT = SPACE4 ,AGA91 IT TRACES BACK TO A GRAD S*OOL FASC9ATION3 9 ?IS CASE ) ! WORK ( ,WILLIAM ,PIETZ1 WORK ?AT 9/ANTLY /RUCK ME AS IMPORTANT1 EV5 IF IT TOOK ME ALMO/ A DECADE TO FIGURE \T :Y4 ,?IS LA/ ESSAY ALSO IS ! FIR/ TO TURN FROM ! ORIG9S ( CAPITALISM 9 ,M$IEVAL & ,E>LY ,MOD]N ,EUROPE TO BEG9 TO LOOK AT ,AFRICA1 & ! SOME ( ! QUE/IONS ( AU?ORITY ?AT DOM9ATE ,P>T ,I,I4 ,P>T ,I,I1 0,PROVISIONAL ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE3 ,DILEMMAS ( ,AU?ORITY 9 ,RURAL ,MADAGASC>10 CONSI/S ( ESSAYS WRITT5 & REWRITT5 OV] ! DECADE OR SO AFT] ,I CONDUCT$ MY RESE>* 9 ! >EA SURR\ND+ ! T[N ( ,>IVONIMAMO 9 ! PROV9CE ( ,ANTANAN>IVO BETWE5 #aihi & #a#i#i#a4 ,MO/ >E O/5SIBLY CONC]N$ ) LONG/&+ AN?ROPOLOGICAL CONC]NS LIKE MAGIC1 WIT*CRAFT1 K9%IP1 & MORTU>Y RITUAL4 ,/ILL1 ,I ?9K ! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS >E CLE> 5\<4 ,:AT B9DS ALL ( !M TOGE!R IS ?AT !Y >E ALL ULTIMATELY REFLECTIONS ON ! NATURE ( AU?ORITY4 ,I %\LD EXPLA9 ?AT ,I HAD LONG CONSID]$ MYSELF AN AN>*I/4 ,IT FOLL[S QUITE NATURALLY1 ,I ?9K1 FROM ! WAY ,I WAS BR\5TS W]E AN>*I/S !MSELVES4 ,RA!R1 ,I SAY ?IS BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ALMO/ ANYONE :O BELIEVES ?AT AN>*ISM IS A VIABLE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY--?AT IT W\LD ACTUALLY BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A SOCIETY )\T /ATES OR CLASSES1 BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES ( VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION1 SELF-ORGANIZATION1 & MUTUAL AID--IS LIKELY TO FEEL ?AT W\LDN'T BE A BAD IDEA4 ,IF MO/ PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM ) AN>*ISM 7?AT IS1 ?OSE :O ACTUALLY HAVE A CLE> IDEA :AT AN>*ISM IS7 IT'S NOT BECAUSE !Y DON'T ?9K IT IS AN APPEAL+ VISION1 BUT BECAUSE !Y HAVE BE5 TAUTY1 !N BROKE ) IT4 ,?\< WE W]E 9 NO WAY PROSP]\S 7MY FA!R WORK$ AS A PLATE /RIPP]1 DO+ PHOTO (FSET LI?OGRAPHY--AN OCCUPATION NEV] ESPECIALLY LUCRATIVE TO BEG9 )2 !N HE LO/ MO/ ( HIS P5SION :5 ! 9DU/RY FELL AP>T >\ND ! TIME ( HIS RETIREM5T71 ,I GREW UP 9 A H\SE FULL ( BOOKS & IDEAS1 & EV5 MORE1 9 AN 5VIRONM5T FULL ( ! AW>5ESS ( HUMAN POSSIBILITIES4 ,MY FA!R1 = EXAMPLE1 HAD BE5 AN AMBULANCE DRIV] = ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADES 9 ,SPA9 DUR+ ! W>4 ,HE WAS BAS$ 9 ,B>CELONA & HAD ?US HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE = SOME TIME 9 A PLACE ) NO =MAL GOV]NM5T UND] CONDITIONS ( WORK] CONTROL4 ,:ILE ( C\RSE ! ,9T]NATIONALS W]E HEAVILY PROPAG&IZ$ AGA9/ ! AN>*I/S1 HE HIMSELF WAS QUITE IMPRESS$ ) ?OSE HE KNEW 79CLUD+ HIS SANIT>IO1 ! M$IC ASSIGN$ TO HIS AMBULANCE1 ) :OM HE BECAME GOOD FRI5DS71 & BECAME DEEPLY 9DIGNANT OV] ! SUPPRESSION ( ! REVOLUTION BY ! ,REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T4 ,9 LAT] LIFE1 HE DEVELOP$ A FASC9ATION ) ! EM]G5CY PAP] MONEY ISSU$ BY LOCAL T[N%IPS & COLLECTIVES DUR+ ! W>1 & EV5 PUBLI%$ A S*OL>LY ESSAY ON AN>*I/ PAP] MONEY 9 ,SPA9--P]HAPS ! ONLY ONE ?AT EXI/S4 7,ON ! DESK NE> ME RIY M5TION0 PLAQUE FROM SOME NUMISMATICAL SOCIETY = ! ESSAY1 DAT$ #a#i#g#b4 ,!Y SPELL$ HIS NAME WRONG47 ,ANYWAY1 ,I WAS NEV] TAU*ISM AS A PIPE DREAM4 ,AMONG MY P>5TS & !IR FRI5DS1 IT WAS ALWAYS SE5 AS AT LEA/ A VIABLE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY4 ,AS A RESULT1 ,I SUPPOSE1 IT WAS ALMO/ 9EVITABLE ?AT ,I W\LD EV5TUALLY COME TO EMBRACE IT4 ,/ILL1 9 ! #a#i#hS AT LEA/1 MY COMMITM5T REMA9$ L>GELY ONE ( PR9CIPLE4 ,I HAD OCCASIONALLY MADE M9OR EF=TS TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*I/ POLITICS1 BUT ALMO/ 9V>IABLY 5D$ UP DISAPPO9T$1 F9D+ ! SC5E TO BE DOM9AT$ L>GELY BY SQUABBL+ EGOMANIACS1 EA* ( :OM SEEM$ TO BEHAVE LIKE A SECT>IAN P>TY ( ONE1 ) ALMO/ NO FEEL+ ( COMMUNITY4 ,9 ?IS1 ,I ?9K ,I WAS JU/ UNLUCKY3 POCKETS ( G5U9E COMMUNITY DID ACTUALLY EXI/ AT ?AT TIME4 ,I JU/ NEV] HAPP5$ 9TO ONE4 ,IT WAS SOME?+ ( AN IRONY1 !N1 ?AT AFT] CA/+ AB\T A :ILE = A LIKELY FIELD SITE1 ,I EV5TUALLY W&]$ 9TO A PLACE :]E ! /ATE HAD1 EFFECTIVELY1 CEAS$ TO EXI/1 & ?AT1 = A LONG TIME1 ,I DIDN'T EV5 REALIZE IT4 ,! FIR/ ESSAY ( ! SECOND SECTION1 0,PROVISIONAL ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE10 DESCRIBES SOME?+ ( ?IS SITUATION4 ,! O!R ESSAYS 9 ,P>T ,I,I >E1 AS ,I SAY1 AB\T AU?ORITY4 ,:ILE ! PEOPLE ,I KNEW 9 ,MADAGASC> W]E = ! MO/ P>T REM>KABLY EFFECTIVE 9 !IR RESI/ANCE TO MO/ =MS ( IMPOS$ AU?ORITY--!Y HAD1 9 FACT1 SO REBELL$ AGA9/ ?OSE ?+S !Y F\ND MO/ OBNOXI\S 9 ! =M] COLONIAL REGIME ?AT !Y HAD REORGANIZ$ MU* ( !IR [N DAILY LIVES TO AVOID !M--ONE C\LD H>DLY DESCRIBE ! SOCIETY ,I OBS]V$ AS EGALIT>IAN4 ,!RE W]E ANCI5T DIVISIONS ( /ATUS4 ,! POPULATION :]E ,I WAS LIV+ WAS DIVID$ BETWE5 ! DESC5DANTS ( &RIANA OR 0NOBLES10 =M] FREE SUBJECTS ( ! ,M]9A K+DOM1 & ! DESC5DANTS ( !IR =M] SLAVES4 ,!RE W]E RI* & POOR4 ,! RI* W]E NOT1 P]HAPS1 SO V]Y RI*1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE1 & MO/ PEOPLE W]E AB\T EQUALLY POOR1 BUT DIVISIONS W]E KE5LY FELT4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 !RE W]E EV5 MORE ELEM5T>Y DIVISIONS1 )9 FAMILIES OR SMALL COMMUNITIES1 ?\< !SE LATT] W]E (T5 CURI\SLY 5TANGL$ ) :AT W\LD O!RWISE SEEM LIKE EGALIT>IAN PR9CIPLES4 ,! OLD HAD AU?ORITY OV] ! Y\NG--BUT1 ALMO/ EV]YONE W\LD 9SI/1 BECAUSE ( ALL ! PEOPLE 9 A COMMUNITY1 ELD]S W]E ! LEA/ 9CL9$ TO ACT LIKE :AT WE W\LD CONSID] 0LEAD]S40 ,M51 9 MO/ CONTEXTS1 HAD MORE AU?ORITY ?AN WOM5--BUT L>GELY BECAUSE !Y W]E SE5 AS LESS 9CL9$ TO GIVE O!R PEOPLE ORD]S4 ,ALL ( ! ESSAYS 9 ,P>T ,I,I >E MEANT TO EXPLORE !SE APP>5T P>ADOXES 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 RELY+ ON ! TRADITIONAL AN?ROPOLOGICAL ASSUMPTION ?AT1 TO TRULY UND]/& SOME?+--9 ?IS CASE1 ! ESS5TIAL NATURE ( AU?ORITY--IT IS BE/ TO EXAM9E ITS LEA/ FAMILI> MANIFE/ATIONS4 ,! SET 5DS ) A PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$ ESSAY CALL$ 0,OPPRESSION10 ?AT TAKES ! >GUM5T AB\T ! NATURE ( AU?ORITY EV5 FUR!R1 >GU+ ?AT ! TRADITIONAL AN?ROPOLOGICAL CONCEPT ( CULTURAL RELATIVISM1 AS NORMALLY APPLI$1 IS REALLY A MATT] ( BE+ RELATIVI/IC AB\T EV]Y?+ EXCEPT /RUCTURES ( AU?ORITY4 ,9 ITS PLACE1 ,I PROPOSE A SOME:AT CLUMSILY LABEL$ 0DIALOGIC RELATIVISM03 ONE ?AT BEG9S BY OBS]V+ ?AT1 EV5 ?\< :AT TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES HAVE TO SAY AB\T ! NATURE ( TRU?1 BEAUTY1 OR HUMAN NATURE MIY WILDLY FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE1 !RE IS NO PLACE ON E>? :]E TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES GO COMPLETELY UN*ALL5G$1 & ! WAYS PEOPLE HAVE ( *ALL5G+ !M HAVE A LOT MORE 9 COMMON ?AN MO/ ( US W\LD EV] HAVE EXPECT$4 ,P>T ,I,I,I1 0,DIRECT ,ACTION1 ,DIRECT ,DEMOCRACY1 & ,SOCIAL ,!ORY10 SETS (F FROM MY 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 BEG9N+ 9 #b4 ,I WAS EMPLOY$ BY ,YALE ,UNIV]SITY AT ?AT TIME1 & /ILL1 :ILE AN AN>*I/ 9 !ORY1 ALMO/ COMPLETELY UN9VOLV$ 9 ANY SORT ( ORGANIZ+4 ,MY MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL LIFE AT ?AT PO9T 9 MY LIFE WAS AS OCCASIONAL CULTURAL COMM5TATOR = ! ,*ICAGO-BAS$ LEFTY J\RNAL ,9 ,!SE ,TIMES1 :]E1 MY PRIM>Y ACCOMPLI%M5T UP TO ?AT TIME HAD BE5 AN ESSAY ON ! SUBV]SIVE IMPLICATIONS ( ,BUFFY ! ,VAMPIRE ,SLAY]4 7,ACTUALLY1 ,I'M /ILL QUITE PR\D ( ?AT4 ,?AT ESSAY WAS1 ,I BELIEVE IT HAS BE5 E/ABLI%$1 ! V]Y FIR/ ESSAY EV] WRITT5 BY AN ACADEMIC ON ! SUBJECT ( ,BUFFY ! ,VAMPIRE ,SLAY]4 ,I 9V5T$ ,BUFFY ,/UDIES6 ,IT DID E>N ME A BRIEF M5TION 9 ,5T]TA9M5T ,WEEKLY1 BUT IT C\LD H>DLY C\NT AS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL LIFE47 ,!N ONE DAY1 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#i#i1 AFT] HAV+ JU/ F9I%$ ! LA/ LECTURE = A CLASS CALL$ 0,P[]1 ,VIOL5CE1 & ,COSMOLOGY10 ,I /ROLL$ \T TO PICK UP A NEWSPAP] & SAW ! HEADL9E ?AT M>TIAL LAW HAD BE5 DECL>$ 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,I WAS AS TAK5 ABACK AS ANYONE4 ,! NEXT DAY ,I RECEIV$ AN EMAIL FROM ,JOE ,KN[LES1 MY $ITOR AT ,I,T,T4 0,Y\'RE AN AN>*I/10 HE WROTE 7OR HE MI*I/S80 ,BE=E LONG1 ,I WAS ASSEMBL+ ALL ! 9=MATION ,I C\LD GET ON CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM1 & DISCOV]+ ?AT1 9 ?OSE YE>S :5 ,I WAS NOT PAY+ ATT5TION1 ! MOVEM5T ,I ALWAYS WI%$ EXI/$ HAD ACTUALLY COME 9TO BE+4 ,NOT LONG AFT]1 ,I WAS %[+ UP ) MY FRI5D ,/U>T = ! 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