The chicken and the quetzal : incommensurate ontologies and portable values in Guatemala's cloud forest

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The chicken and the quetzal : incommensurate ontologies and portable values in Guatemala's cloud forest

Paul Kockelman

Duke University Press, 2016

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-188) and index

Contents of Works

  • Introdcution : enclosure and disclosure
  • NGOs, ecotourists, and endangered avifauna : immaterial labor, incommensurate values, and intersubjective intentions
  • A Mayan ontology of poultry : selfhood, affect, and animals
  • From reciprocation to replacement : grading use value, labor power, and personhood
  • From measurement to meaning : standardizing and certifying homes and their inhabitance
  • Conclusion : path, portability, and parasites

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