Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans,...

Seeing Like a State von Scott, James C.

This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors show that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means...

In his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two...

The purpose of this book is to suggest how we might more successfully read, interpret, and understand the often fugitive political conduct of subordinate groups. A comparison of the hidden transcript of the weak with that of the powerful...

"Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed" von James C. Scott ist eine eingehende Analyse staatlicher Versuche, die menschliche Gesellschaft durch groß angelegte Planungsprojekte zu verbessern...

"Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States" von James C. Scott bietet eine kritische Neubetrachtung der Entstehung früher Staaten und Zivilisationen. Scott hinterfragt die gängige Erzählung, dass die Sesshaftigkeit und der...