Paul Kockelman is Professor of Anthropology at Yale University and the author of Agent, Person, Subject, Self: A Theory of Ontology, Interaction, and Infrastructure.

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Acknowledgments  ix

Introduction. Enclosure and Disclosure  1

1. NGOs, Ecotourists, and Endangered Avifauna: Immaterial Labor, Incommensurate Values, and Intersubjective Intentions  13

2. A Mayan Ontology of Poultry: Selfhood, Affect, and Animals  49

3. From Reciprocation to Replacement: Grading Use Value, Labor Power, and Personhood  87

4. From Measurement to Meaning: Standardizing and Certifying Homes and Their Inhabitance  125

Conclusion. Paths, Portability, and Parasites  157

Notes  171

References  177

Index  189

Paul Kockelman is Professor of Anthropology at Yale University and the author of Agent, Person, Subject, Self: A Theory of Ontology, Interaction, and Infrastructure.