This collection of anthropology of science essays explores the new forms of capital, markets, ethical, legal, and intellectual property concerns associated with

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An imaginative analysis of the interplay between rhetoric and physical space in the creation of the nation's capital.

“A riveting account that reaches beyond the market landscape to say something universal about risk and triumph, about hubris and failure.”—The New York Ti

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