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Summary
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Preface
Prologue
Part 1, Introduction
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Interlude 1.1
Part 2, Introduction
Part 2, Chapters 4-7
Part 2, Interlude 2.2
Part 2, Chapters 8-10
Part 2, Interlude 2.3
Part 3, Introduction
Part 3, Chapters 11-13
Part 3, Chapters 14-15
Part 3, Chapters 16-17
Part 3, Interlude 3.3
Part 4, Introduction
Part 4, Chapters 18-19
Part 4, Chapter 20 and Conclusion
Key Figures
Themes
Index of Terms
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Tools
This interlude is marked by a picture of matsutake mushrooms out of their natural habitat. They sit in a wooden box on a desk. Below the wooden lid is a calculator, and next to it, a pad of paper. Part of a plastic telephone is visible, as are other plastic trays that contain paper. The photo is a study in contrast: that Tsing calls, “still life at an intermediate wholesaler’s booth “(109). Decidedly modern office accoutrements accompany a displaced mushroom, now being assigned monetary value. This interlude clearly marks a shift in the work, as subsequent chapters will approach matsutake more in terms of their monetary value.
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