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Imperial debris: on ruins and ruination

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Introduction. "The rot remains": from ruins to ruination / Ann Laura Stoler -- Decompositions of matter and mind -- An acoustic register: tenacious images, congolese scenes of rape, and repetition / Nancy Hunt -- The coolie: an unfinished epic / E. Valentine Daniel -- Empire's ruins: Detroit to the Amazon / Greg Grandin -- Living in ruins: degradations and regenerations -- Detritus in Durban: polluted environs and the biopolitics of refusal / Sharad Chari -- Ruins, redemption and Brazil's imperial exception / John Collins -- When a demolished house becomes a public square / Ariella Azoulay -- Anticipating the imperial future -- The void: invisible ruins on the edges of empire / Gastcentn Gordillo -- Engineering the future as nuclear ruin / Joseph Masco -- The future in ruins / Vyjayanthi Rao

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Imperial Debris: On Ruins and Ruination

Stoler, Ann Laura

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction "The Rot Remains": From Ruins to Ruination -- 1. An Acoustic Register: Rape and Repetition in Congo -- 2. The Coolie: An Unfinished Epic -- 3. Empire's Ruins: Detroit to the Amazon -- 4. Detritus in Durban: Polluted Environs and the Biopolitics of Refusal -- 5. Ruins, Redemption, and Brazil's Imperial Exception -- 6. When a Demolished House Becomes a Public Square -- 7. The Void: Invisible Ruins on the Edges of Empire -- 8. Engineering the Future as Nuclear Ruin -- 9. The Future in Ruins -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index