In Palma Africana, Australian anthropologist Michael Taussig explores palm oil production in Colombia. While the latter invades everything from chips to nail polish, the author examines the ecological, political and social consequences of this exploitation. Although the list of horrors induced by oil palm cultivation is long, our usual terminologies no longer allow us to account for the realities they describe. Through this anthropoetic stroll in the heart of Colombian swamps, it is therefore the question of language that the author questions. Like William Burroughs, for whom words are as alive as animals and do not like to be kept in pages — Michael Taussig wants to cut them off, and return them to their freedom. Dimensions: 14 x 22 cm Author: Michael Taussig Language: French