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Moral Economy of the Peasant
James C. Scott
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Description for Moral Economy of the Peasant
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
“This work is a profound and fundamental contribution to the issues addressed.”—Sociology
“Vital to an understanding of peasant politics.”—Library Journal
James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household—subsistence—at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships with other people, and relationships with institutions, including the state.
Once the centrality of the subsistence problem ... Read more
“This work is a profound and fundamental contribution to the issues addressed.”—Sociology
“Vital to an understanding of peasant politics.”—Library Journal
James C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household—subsistence—at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships with other people, and relationships with institutions, including the state.
Once the centrality of the subsistence problem ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300021905
SKU
V9780300021905
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About James C. Scott
James C. Scott is professor of political science at Yale University.
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