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Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-691-12065-X / 069112065X ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12065-2 / 9780691120652 A wheel turns because of its encounter with the surface of the road; spinning in the air it goes nowhere. Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light; one stick alone is just a stick. In both cases, it is friction that produces movement, action, effect. Challenging the widespread view that g |