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Like pieces of a puzzle,
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This review is from: Landscapes of Devils: Tensions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco (Paperback)
Gordillo's work is an excellent example of how feelings about a place are always constructed ("made, unmade, and remade") in opposition to other places and are a result of the memories of those various places. His descriptions of the Toba landscapes leave the reader with an incredible desire to be sitting under the same trees drinking maté while listening to stories of the cane farms. His argument is well laid out with each chapter being almost like one more piece of the puzzle so that by the end, the reader can almost SEE the argument as though it were a painting. It illuminates aspects of Toba life but goes beyond this by looking at how people in general deal with their memories of places. Anyone who has ever traveled out of their comfort zone and had conflicting memories about the experience needs to read this book. An all around enjoyable and enlightening read.
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Landscapes of Devils: Tensions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco by Gastón Gordillo (Paperback - December 6, 2004)
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