Chapter Two · Alternative Archives of the Present

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. The World’s End · A Figure 1
4. Introduction · Loss and Wonder 4
5. The Explorer’s Refrain · A Figure 15
6. Chapter One · The Earth as Archive 21
7. Arturo Escobar · A Figure 44
8. The Archival Earth · A Figure 47
9. Chapter Two · Alternative Archives of the Present 51
10. Lichens on the Beach · A Figure 57
11. Chapter Three · An Empire of Skin 62
12. The Anthropologist · A Figure 86
13. Chapter Four · Stolen Images 91
14. Lewis Henry Morgan · A Figure 107
15. Chapter Five · Dreamworlds of Beavers 111
16. Traces of Derrida · A Figure 127
17. Anne Chapman · A Figure 130
18. Conclusion · Birdsong 133
19. Gratitude · A Figuration 141
20. Notes 145
21. Bibliography 169
22. Index 183