Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts
by James C. Scott
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Author: James C. ScottEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1992-07-29
ISBN: 0300056699
Number of pages: 251
Publisher: Yale University Press
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Book Review: Not history -- political science but food for thought
Summary: 3 Stars
I was recommended this book when I was at an academic conference recently. The first thing I want to note is this is not a book by a historian but by a professor of political science and anthropology but my view and critique will be from a historian view. The topic of the book is that everyone in a society maintains the social, legal and political hierarchies even when they believe they are challenging those inequalities. This is a relatively unarguable statement since we know that societies change very slowly in general and even violent uprising are not always successful. While Scott claims early on that he will cite ample evidence I was deeply disappointed by the lack of specific evidence in any large quantity. He'll cite a particular culture or event or period and go into some detail though he needs more primary evidence here. However from this particulars he jumps to generalizations. Generalizations may indeed be there but they require far more evidence from a wider range of cultures. I'm also not convinced that fictional sources should ever be preferred over other sources such as diaries or letters or speeches -- yes, those with less power will leave less behind but still I think there is enough material world wide to make a stronger case. Still the ideas were very well explained and I looked at some ancient and gender evidence anew in my own field.
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