Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Being, through the Archive 1
5. 1 “The Eighteenth Battalion of Love” 44
6. 2 Letters to the Amazons 102
7. 3 Prostitution’s Bureaucracy 141
8. 4 A Metaphysics for Our Time 181
9. 5 Treasure Tales and National Bodies 215
10. 6 “But Madame, What If I Should Need to Defecate in Your Neighborhood?” 266
11. 7 “Chatty Chatty Mouth, You Want to Know Your Culture” 305
12. Conclusion: Saints, Not Angels 345
13. Appendix: Acronyms Used 363
14. Notes 365
15. References 411
16. Index 443