HENRIETTA L. MOORE is William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the Culture and Knowledge Program at the Center for Global Governance, London School of Economics.

"A provocative analysis of globalization from an anthropological perspective, rich in ethnographic cases from Africa to Japan to the virtual world of the Second Life … This is a timely volume that will provide for valuable debates on epistemology in anthropology."Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "This ambitious and wide-ranging work draws together diverse threads of contemporary social and cultural thought. Its generous readings of recent ethnography and social theory are noteworthy for their emphasis on inventiveness and hope, in contrast to the dark visions that mark many familiar accounts of globalization."Webb Keane, University of Michigan "A very rich book, both in its challenging ideas and in the vivid ethnographic examples that help to ground these ideas. Most welcome is the plea for a more forward-looking notion of culture and more interest in people's creativity as inspired by new technical and politico-economic developments. The book addresses some major new challenges for anthropology and social science in general. Its originality and its masterful handling of a broad range of theories and ethnographies make it a true source of inspiration."Peter Geschiere, University of Amsterdam

• Acknowledgements. Chapter One: Thinking Again.Chapter Two: Still Life.Chapter Three: Slips of the Tongue.Chapter Four: Other Modes of Transport.Chapter Five: Second Nature.Chapter Six: Arts of the Possible.Chapter Seven: New Passions for Difference.Bibliography.