Art of not being governed
Scott, James C.
Art of not being governed an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia - New Delhi Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd. 2010 - xviii,442p.
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Hills, Valleys, and States: An Introduction to Zomia 1
State Space: Zones of Governance and Appropriation 40
Concentrating Manpower and Grain: Slavery and Irrigated Rice 64
Civilization and the Unruly 98
Keeping the State at a Distance: The Peopling of the Hills 127
State Evasion, State Prevention: The Culture and Agriculture of Escape 178
Orality, Writing, and Texts 220
Ethnogenesis: A Radical Constructionist Case 238
Prophets of Renewal 283
Conclusion 324
Notes 339
Glossary 407
Index 415
9788125039211
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Art of not being governed an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia - New Delhi Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd. 2010 - xviii,442p.
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Hills, Valleys, and States: An Introduction to Zomia 1
State Space: Zones of Governance and Appropriation 40
Concentrating Manpower and Grain: Slavery and Irrigated Rice 64
Civilization and the Unruly 98
Keeping the State at a Distance: The Peopling of the Hills 127
State Evasion, State Prevention: The Culture and Agriculture of Escape 178
Orality, Writing, and Texts 220
Ethnogenesis: A Radical Constructionist Case 238
Prophets of Renewal 283
Conclusion 324
Notes 339
Glossary 407
Index 415
9788125039211
305.800959 / SCO