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Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
Häftad, 2018
4,4 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
241 kr
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An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations An Economist Best History Book 2017 “Scott is one of those rare academics whose writing is a thing of beauty.”—Rana Dasgupta, The Week “Scott hits …
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Häftad, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
250 kr
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“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book Review “A powerful, and in many [ways] insightful, explanation as to why grandiose programs of social reform, not to mention revolution, so often end in …
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play
Häftad, 2025
213 kr
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“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to …
Weapons of the Weak
Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
Häftad, 1987
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
253 kr
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“Splendid. . . . Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary.”—A. F. Robertson, Times Higher Education Supplement “Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft …
Domination and the Arts of Resistance
Hidden Transcripts
Häftad, 1992
224 kr
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“A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance.”—Natalie Zemon Davis Confrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception—the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, …
Fronesis 90-91. Staten
Av Branko Milanovic, Philip Abrams m. fl.
2026
139 kr
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Samhällskriser som pandemin, inflationschocker, en alltmer ansträngd välfärd och geopolitiska spänningar har under de senaste åren omförhandlat relationen mellan staten och andra samhällsaktörer. Nyliberalismen ifrågasätts och statliga interventioner ökar, men inte genom utbyggd välfärd. I stället …
Art of Not Being Governed
An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2010
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280 kr
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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 from any organized state society For two thousand years, the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous …
Moral Economy of the Peasant
Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia
Häftad, 1977
234 kr
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“This work is a profound and fundamental contribution to the issues addressed.”—Sociology “Vital to an understanding of peasant politics.”—Library Journal James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household—subsistence—at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he …
Agrarian Studies
Synthetic Work at the Cutting Edge
Häftad, 2001
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528 kr
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A fresh interdisciplinary analysis of rural society and agrarian issues This book presents an account of an intellectual breakthrough in the study of rural society and agriculture. Its ten chapters, selected for their originality and synthesis from the colloquia of the Program in Agrarian Studies …
In Praise of Floods
The Untamed River and the Life It Brings
Inbunden, 2025
252 kr
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James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit A New Yorker Best Book of the Year “Informative, enjoyable, and provocative. . . . Scott’s [prose] is dry, clear, and scalding with moral purpose.”—Becca Rothfeld, Washington …
In Praise of Floods
The Untamed River and the Life It Brings
Häftad, 2026
161 kr
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James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit A New Yorker Best Book of the Year “Informative, enjoyable, and provocative. . . . Scott’s [prose] is dry, clear, and scalding with moral purpose.”—Becca Rothfeld, Washington …
Decoding Subaltern Politics
Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics
Inbunden, 2012
2588 kr
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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 interesting work on the peasantry and the state, both conceptually and empirically, has never been published in book form. …
Decoding Subaltern Politics
Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics
Häftad, 2012
937 kr
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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 interesting work on the peasantry and the state, both conceptually and empirically, has never been published in book form. …
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play
Häftad, 2014
3,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
161 kr
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James Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two …
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play
E-bok, 2025
214 kr
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“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” ( New York Times ) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injustice James Scott taught us what''s wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal …
Decoding Subaltern Politics
Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics
E-bok, 2012
1074 kr
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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 interesting work on the peasantry and the state, both conceptually and empirically, has never been published in book form. …
Decoding Subaltern Politics
Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics
E-bok, 2012
1074 kr
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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 interesting work on the peasantry and the state, both conceptually and empirically, has never been published in book form. …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Res Cb
Everyday Forms Res Asia
Av Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, James C. Scott
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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First published in 1987. This is volume 9 of the libray of peasant studies series. The contributors focus on a vast and relatively unexplored middle-ground of peasant politics between passivity and open, collective defiance. The general rubric for these phenomena is ''everyday resistance'' - a term …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Res Cb
Everyday Forms Res Asia
Av Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, James C. Scott
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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First published in 1987. This is volume 9 of the libray of peasant studies series. The contributors focus on a vast and relatively unexplored middle-ground of peasant politics between passivity and open, collective defiance. The general rubric for these phenomena is ''everyday resistance'' - a term …
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play
E-bok, 2012
214 kr
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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 acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the …
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Ljudbok, 2018
356 kr
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Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural “modernization” in the Tropics―the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought …
Lost Gold Rush Towns of Sacramento
Av Eric Webb, Andrew McLeod m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
116 kr
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The Cannibal CityIn the early days of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento City had several competing towns vying for the influx of newcomers. Many of its rivals not only had vibrant multicultural communities but also enjoyed superior geography for transportation and flood control. Even the initial …
Contra el estado
Una historia de las civilizaciones del Próximo Oriente antiguo
E-bok, 2023
158 kr
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Este libro rompedor revisa, a contracorriente de la opinión establecida, lo que se creía saber de las primeras civilizaciones en la llanura aluvial mesopotámica y en otros lugares. Se creía que la domesticación de plantas y animales condujo al sedentarismo y a la agricultura en campos fijos. Sin …
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Häftad, 1999
228 kr
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“Illuminating and beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit.”—New Yorker “A magisterial critique of top-down social planning.”—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times “One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been …
Transatlantic Rebels
Agrarian Radicalism in Comparative Context
Av Thomas Summerhill, James C. Scott
Häftad, 2004
504 kr
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This collection, by an international array of historians, examines agrarian radicalism in comparative context from 1500 to the present. What unifies the studies is a shared interest in the ways in which agrarian people in the Atlantic world interacted with each other, transmitted and translated …
