Weapons of the weak
everyday forms of peasant resistance
by James C. Scott · first published 1985
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For a book that talks a lot about this as a vehicle for political demands, see James Scott's Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance.
on “New study suggests people use “constructive noncompliance” to enact change” ↗Sociology: - The Coddling of the American Mind - The Tao of Pooh - Guns, Germs, and Steel - Weapons of the Weak Religious: - Guru Granth Sahib - Bible (King James Version) - Q’uran - The Book of Mormon - Tipitaka Fantasy: - Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw - The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan - The Way…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023” ↗…intellect. We spoke mostly about the Making of the English Working Class by E. P. Thompson, which is worth reading by everyone in the US and UK (and elsewhere). The other great book by James C. Scott is Weapons of the Weak.
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