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Common Knowledge· 2012Q3

On Nonscalability

Anna Tsing

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Scalability projects, which assume knowledge and things can expand without distortion, often rely on historical contingencies like extermination and coerced labor, leaving behind 'ruins' that challenge their own promises.

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Field: Anthropology

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