| James C. Scott - Political Science - 1990 - 276 pages
"Play fool, to catch wise."--proverb of Jamaican slaves Confrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception--the powerless feign deference and the ... | |
| James C. Scott - Social Science - 2009 - 465 pages
From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm’s length ... | |
| James C. Scott - Business & Economics - 1977 - 256 pages
James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household—subsistence—at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many ... | |
| James C. Scott - Philosophy - 2012 - 200 pages
A spirited defense of the anarchist approach to life James Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the ... | |
| James C. Scott - History - 2012 - 178 pages
James C. Scott has researched and written on subaltern groups, and, in particular, peasants, rebellion, resistance, and agriculture, for over 35 years. Yet much of Scott’s most ... | |
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