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Who Counts?
The Mathematics of Death and Life after Genocide
Taschenbuch von Diane M. Nelson
Sprache: Englisch

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In Who Counts? Diane M. Nelson explores the social life of numbers, teasing out the myriad roles math plays in Guatemalan state violence, economic exploitation, and disenfranchisement, as well as in Mayan revitalization and grassroots environmental struggles. In the aftermath of thirty-six years of civil war, to count-both numerically and in the sense of having value-is a contested and qualitative practice of complex calculations encompassing war losses, migration, debt, and competing understandings of progress. Nelson makes broad connections among seemingly divergent phenomena, such as debates over reparations for genocide victims, Ponzi schemes, and antimining movements. Challenging the presumed objectivity of Western mathematics, Nelson shows how it flattens social complexity and becomes a raced, classed, and gendered skill that colonial powers considered beyond the grasp of indigenous peoples. Yet the Classic Maya are famous for the precision of their mathematics, including conceptualizing zero long before Europeans. Nelson shows how Guatemala's indigenous population is increasingly returning to Mayan numeracy to critique systemic inequalities with the goal of being counted-in every sense of the word.
In Who Counts? Diane M. Nelson explores the social life of numbers, teasing out the myriad roles math plays in Guatemalan state violence, economic exploitation, and disenfranchisement, as well as in Mayan revitalization and grassroots environmental struggles. In the aftermath of thirty-six years of civil war, to count-both numerically and in the sense of having value-is a contested and qualitative practice of complex calculations encompassing war losses, migration, debt, and competing understandings of progress. Nelson makes broad connections among seemingly divergent phenomena, such as debates over reparations for genocide victims, Ponzi schemes, and antimining movements. Challenging the presumed objectivity of Western mathematics, Nelson shows how it flattens social complexity and becomes a raced, classed, and gendered skill that colonial powers considered beyond the grasp of indigenous peoples. Yet the Classic Maya are famous for the precision of their mathematics, including conceptualizing zero long before Europeans. Nelson shows how Guatemala's indigenous population is increasingly returning to Mayan numeracy to critique systemic inequalities with the goal of being counted-in every sense of the word.
Über den Autor
Diane M. Nelson
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface xi

-1. Chapter Minus One 1

Part I. When You Count You Begin with 1, 2, 3

0. Bookkeeping 7

1. Before and After-Math 37

Part II. Bonesetting

2. The Algebra of Genocide 63

3. Reunion of Broken Parts 93

Part III. Mayan Pyramids

4. 100% Omnilife 121

5. Mayan Pyramid (Scheme) 157

Part IV. Yes to Life = NO to Mining

6. A Life's Worth 189

7. Beyond Adequacy 227

Notes 265

References 281

Index 297
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 322
ISBN-13: 9780822360056
ISBN-10: 0822360055
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nelson, Diane M.
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Diane M. Nelson
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,469 kg
preigu-id: 107991601
Über den Autor
Diane M. Nelson
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface xi

-1. Chapter Minus One 1

Part I. When You Count You Begin with 1, 2, 3

0. Bookkeeping 7

1. Before and After-Math 37

Part II. Bonesetting

2. The Algebra of Genocide 63

3. Reunion of Broken Parts 93

Part III. Mayan Pyramids

4. 100% Omnilife 121

5. Mayan Pyramid (Scheme) 157

Part IV. Yes to Life = NO to Mining

6. A Life's Worth 189

7. Beyond Adequacy 227

Notes 265

References 281

Index 297
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 322
ISBN-13: 9780822360056
ISBN-10: 0822360055
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nelson, Diane M.
Hersteller: Duke University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Diane M. Nelson
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,469 kg
preigu-id: 107991601
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