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James C. Scott

James C. Scott

Born 2 December 1936 · Died 19 July 2024

From Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States · Nationality: United States

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Quotes

  • “Following the illuminating studies of Marcel Detienne and Jean-Pierre Vernant, we can find in the Greek concept of metis a means of comparing the forms of knowledge embedded in local experience with the more general, abstract knowledge deployed by the state and its technical agencies.”
    Seeing Like a State, Chapter 9
  • “We miniaturize, and thereby domesticate, the larger phenomena that are outside our control, often with benign intentions.”
    Seeing Like a State, Chapter 7
  • “Metis, with the premium it places on practical knowledge, experience, and stochastic reasoning, is of course not merely the now-superseded precursor of scientific knowledge.”
    Seeing Like a State, Chapter 9
  • “Once the basic assumption of the superiority and attraction of fixed-field farming over all previous forms of subsistence is questioned, it becomes clear that this assumption itself rests on a deeper and more embedded assumption that is virtually never questioned.”
    Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, pp. 7-8

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Books by James C. Scott in order

Books by James C. Scott in the order they were published, from Gerard Manley Hopkins (1969) to Thou Shall Not Kill (2022).

  1. 1Gerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley Hopkins1969
  2. 2A Bibliography on Land, Peasants, and Politics for Burma andA Bibliography on Land, Peasants, and Politics for Burma and Thailand1972
  3. 3Comparative Political CorruptionComparative Political Corruption1972
  4. 4The Moral Economy of the PeasantThe Moral Economy of the Peasant1976
  5. 5Weapons of the WeakWeapons of the Weak1985
  6. 6Domination and the Arts of ResistanceDomination and the Arts of Resistance1990
  7. 7Everyday Forms of ResistanceEveryday Forms of Resistance1993
  8. 8Seeing Like a StateSeeing Like a State1998
  9. 9Agrarian StudiesAgrarian Studies2001
  10. 10Transatlantic RebelsTransatlantic Rebels2004
  11. 11The Art of Not Being GovernedThe Art of Not Being Governed2009
  12. 12Decoding Subaltern PoliticsDecoding Subaltern Politics2012
  13. 13Two Cheers for AnarchismTwo Cheers for Anarchism2012
  14. 14The ArenaThe Arena2016
  15. 15Against the GrainAgainst the Grain2017
  16. 16Principles of New Testament Quotation Established and AppliePrinciples of New Testament Quotation Established and Applied to Biblical Criticism and Specially to the Gospels and Pentateuch2018
  17. 17Principles of New Testament Quotation Established and AppliePrinciples of New Testament Quotation Established and Applied to Biblical Science2018
  18. 18Railway Romance and Other EssaysRailway Romance and Other Essays2018
  19. 19Dream JournalDream Journal2021
  20. 20PSYCHOLOGY of GRIEF: How to Cope with Losing a Loved One :PSYCHOLOGY of GRIEF: How to Cope with Losing a Loved One :2022
  21. 21Summary of Atomic Habits by James ClearSummary of Atomic Habits by James Clear2022
  22. 22Summary of Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. KiyosakiSummary of Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki2022
  23. 23Thou Shall Not KillThou Shall Not Kill2022
  24. 24A New General Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, or, Compleat A New General Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, or, Compleat System of Universal Knowledge

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