{"product_id":"mimesis-and-alterity-a-particular-history-of-the-senses-9780415906876","title":"Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses\u003c\/strong\u003e by Michael Taussig. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415906876.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his most ambitious and accomplished work to date, Michael Taussig undertakes a history of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and its relation to alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. Drawing upon such diverse sources as theories of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer, research on the Cuna Indians, and theories of colonialism and postcolonialism, Taussig shows that the history of mimesis is deeply tied to colonialism, and more specifically, to the colonial trades construction of \"savages.\" With analysis that is vigorous, unorthodox, and often breathtaking, Taussigs cross-cultural discussion of mimesis deepens our understanding of the relationship between ethnography, racism and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255492370485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415906873","price":29.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415906876_e9bf3459-b34c-46f3-9342-4ca9a05a22ea.jpg?v=1779930566","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mimesis-and-alterity-a-particular-history-of-the-senses-9780415906876","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}