James C. Scott
- James Scott
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- 1936-12-02
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James C. Scott (born December 2, 1936) is an American political scientist and anthropologist specializing in comparative politics. He is a comparative scholar of agrarian and non-state societies, subaltern politics, and anarchism. His primary research has centered on peasants of Southeast Asia and their strategies of resistance to various forms of domination. The New York Times described his research as "highly influential and idiosyncratic".
Scott received his bachelor's degree from Williams College and his MA and PhD in political science from Yale. He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison until 1976 and then at Yale, where he is Sterling Professor of Political Science. Since 1991 he has directed Yale's Program in Agrarian Studies. He lives in Durham, Connecticut.
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American political scientist and anthropologist.
Last modified: 2020-10-21 (revision #35193)
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Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
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The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia | Hardcover | 978-0-300-15228-9 | 2009-09-30 |
Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play | Hardcover | 978-0-691-15529-6 | 2012-10-14 |
Die Mühlen der Zivilisation | Paperback | 978-3-518-29934-0 | 2020-12 |
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