Decoding Subaltern Politics: Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics

ISBN-13: 9780415539753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 176 str.

James C. Scott

Opis

This title brings together some of James C. Scott's most important work. The book covers three distinct yet interlinked bodies of work. It lays out a framework for understanding peasant politics and rebellion, much of which is applicable to rural areas of the contemporary global south.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The "Way" Of Peasant Politics 3. Themes Of Peasant Politics; Localism, Syncretism, Profanation 4. Modes Of Dissimulation: The Infra-Politics Of Subordinate Groups 5. Dissimulation In Practice: Resistance To The Tithe In France And Malaysia—Below The Radar 6. The State’s Grip On The Vernacular World 7. The Production Of Legal Identities Proper To The State: The Case Of The Permanent Family Surname

O autorze

James C. Scott is the Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor of Anthropology, and is Director of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University, USA.