Opression

Authors

  • David Graeber London School of Economics
  • Renato Martelli Soares Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Leonardo Viana Braga Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-5345

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v32i2pe215737

Abstract

The linguistic connections between the word "oppression" and the sensation of being "pressed down, crushed by a heavyweight" that exists in almost every language points to a reflection on the political dilemmas born out of cultural relativism.

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Published

2023-12-22

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Dossiê: David Graeber. Uma etnografia da autoridade

How to Cite

Graeber, D. (2023). Opression (R. M. Soares & L. V. Braga , Trans.). Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 32(2), e215737. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v32i2pe215737