{"product_id":"weapons-of-the-weak-everyday-forms-of-peasant-resistance-9780300036411","title":"Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Splendid. . . . Combines the readability of \u003ci\u003eAkenfield\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003ePig Earth \u003c\/i\u003ewith an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary.\"--A. F. Robertson, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWeapons of the Weak \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft handling of economic and political trends.\"--John R. Bowen, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Peasant Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"No one who wants to understand peasant society, in or out of Southeast Asia, or theories of change, should fail to read [this book].\"--Daniel S. Lev, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames C. Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-2024) was Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Yale University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eSeeing Like a State\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgrarian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Not Being Governed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201585250578,"sku":"9780300036411","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27495312-0940-4e30-a1ed-bc9fcbfdb019.jpg?v=1744916512","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/weapons-of-the-weak-everyday-forms-of-peasant-resistance-9780300036411","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}