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Defacement: Public Secrecy and the Labor of the Negative
Michael Taussig
Defacement: Public Secrecy and the Labor of the Negative
Michael Taussig
Defacement asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. In specifying the human face as the ideal type for thinking through such violation, this book raises the issue of secrecy as the depth that seems to surface with the tearing of surface.
326 pages, 4 half-tones
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 1, 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780804731997 |
Publishers | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 589 g |
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