1. The Devil And Commodity Fetishism In South America
... the seperate geographical locations, had economic interrelationships that would meet the needs of all, producing a social unity based on a use value exchange of commodities. The Mountain was conceived of as a body with all the parts needful and mindful of eachother.(p.144) The author insists that the seeds of proto-Marxism were already in place. These Indians were liberated in comparison to ... mining conditions.(p.148) Taussig sees the possible interpretation for the phallic exaggeration as the tio is "engorged with the miner's blood" and that of animals sacrificed, and is symbolic of ...
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