The Art of Not Being Governed

An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

(Author) James C. Scott
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Offering a completely new perspective on the anthropology of the highlands of Southeast Asia, James Scott proposes that far from being remnant populations, the peoples who inhabit the mountain chain between Vietnam and India are the descendants of runaways from lowland state-mking initiatives.

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Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
442
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780300169171
Publish year:
2010
Publish date:
Nov. 30, 2010

James C. Scott

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