Palma Africana

by Michael Taussig

Book Overview

"It is the contemporary elixir from which all manner of being emerges, the metamorphic sublime, an alchemist's dream." So begins Palma Africana, the latest attempt by anthropologist Michael Taussig to make sense of the contemporary moment. But to what elixir does he refer?

Palm oil. Saturating everything from potato chips to nail polish, palm oil has made its way into half of the packaged goods in our supermarkets. By 2020, world production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022651613X
• ISBN13: 9780226516134
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"