Exploring the conflict surrounding the Indonesian rainforests, this book delves into the broader social tensions that influence global dynamics. It examines the interplay between environmental issues and societal challenges, highlighting how local struggles reflect larger themes of power, justice, and sustainability. Through vivid case studies, the narrative reveals the complexities of conservation efforts and the impact of human activity on both nature and communities, offering insights into the interconnectedness of ecological and social systems.
Anna Tsing Book order
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing is an anthropologist whose work delves into the intricate relationships between humans and their environments. Her research often focuses on how marginalized communities navigate complex ecological and social landscapes, revealing unique perspectives on global interconnectivity. Tsing's writing style is characterized by its nuanced exploration of the interplay between nature, culture, and power dynamics, offering profound insights into the contemporary world.






- 2024
- 2024
"A Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene leads the reader through a series of sites, observations, thought experiments, and genre-stretching descriptive practices to take stock of our current planetary crisis. This is a guide for researchers of many stripes; a book that nurtures and promotes a revitalized natural history in direct response to worlds falling apart"--
- 2017
The Mushroom at the End of the World
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
"A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish nature guides, and more. These companions also lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human destruction."--Publisher's description.
- 2005
A Day Out
- 16 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a wood and behind a waterfall. A few steps behing Bill, however, is a hungry bear with an eye on Bill's sandwiches. The bear's attempts to grab the sandwiches are foiled be a variety of minor disasters.
- 2005
The Oak Tree
- 16 pages
- 1 hour of reading
A non-fiction, photographic picture book about the different parts of an oak tree and the creatures that live in its roots, trunk, bark, branches and leaves. The photographs and life-like illustrations answer the repeated question: 'Who lives...?'
- 2005
What Do You Like?
- 16 pages
- 1 hour of reading
What do you like to eat? This non-fiction recount features several children answering the question over the course of a day. It features different types of food using photographs, labels, speech bubbles and a clock face showing when different meals are typically eaten.
- 2004
Friction
- 376 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Challenging the view that globalization signifies a 'clash' of cultures, this book here develops friction in its place as a metaphor for the conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. It shows how creative cultural differences are in the grip of worldly encounter, and how it is overlooked in theories of the global.
- 1993
An ethnography that focuses on Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze.