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... This chapter presents the book’s general theme: the relationship between social interdependency—generally referenced in Mexico as “the social fabric”—and the formation of a new state. It includes close discussions of the relationship between violence, reciprocity, sovereignty, and the state...

... Chapter 2 examines the origins of a political language of “race” through the image of a frayed or strained fabric that metaphorically expresses a dangerous hidden defect in a population. This meaning, which emerged at the Iberian threshold between the medieval and the early modern periods, would...

... Coercive forms of armed governance have little direct interest in free markets. Armed dominions monopolize urban economies in a shifting intersectional and disputed (not shared in any positive sense) fabric. This concept differs from parallel power, since the strategies of armed dominion require...

... fabric installation textile translation transnational ...

... This interview-based introduction to installation art by Nigerian-British artist Yinka Shonibare highlights the history of cross-cultural translation woven into the very fabric of his signature material, Dutch wax print cloth. Originating in East Asian batik, which was copied by Dutch colonials...