Young Men, Time, and Boredom in the Republic of Georgia

Martin Demant Frederiksen is External Lecturer in Anthropology at the Institute of Culture and Society, Aarhus University.

• AcknowledgmentsPrologue1   OverviewSECTION I.  “IN A QUIET SWAMP, THERE ARE DEVILS WANDERING”: RUINS AND GHOSTS IN BATUMIIntroduction2   Walking a Ruined City3   Devils and BrotherhoodsConclusion: A Period Made PastSECTION II.  DAILY INTO THE BLUE? YOUNG LIVES BETWEEN LONGING AND ENGAGEMENTIntroduction4   The White Georgian5   A Tale of Two ArtistsConclusion: “Because of” or “In Order  To”?SECTION III.  THE FUTURE HAUNTING THE PRESENTIntroduction6   Subjunctive Moods  and Imperative Reminders7   Subjunctive MaterialitiesConclusion: Horizons in MotionSECTION IV.  APPARITIONSIntroduction8   Social Afterlives and the Creation of Temporal MarginsEpilogueReferencesIndex