James Ferguson

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Theory from the Comaroffs, or How to Know the World Up, Down, Backwards and Forwards

Theorizing the Contemporary

Theory from the Comaroffs, or How to Know the World Up, Down, Backwards and Forwards

You are flying into Johannesburg, in the late 1970s. The pilot’s authoritative voice comes over the intercom. “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to South Africa. We... More