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Weapons of the Weak
James C. Scott
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Description for Weapons of the Weak
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run. A major contribution to peasant studies, Malaysian studies, and the literature on revolutions and class consciousness. --Benedict R. Anderson, Cornell University The book is a splendid achievement. Because Scott listens closely to the villagers of Malaysia, he enormously expands our understanding of popular ideology and therefore of popular politics. And because he is also a brilliant ... Read more
This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run. A major contribution to peasant studies, Malaysian studies, and the literature on revolutions and class consciousness. --Benedict R. Anderson, Cornell University The book is a splendid achievement. Because Scott listens closely to the villagers of Malaysia, he enormously expands our understanding of popular ideology and therefore of popular politics. And because he is also a brilliant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300036411
SKU
V9780300036411
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Ref
99-38
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