Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance is a 1985 book on everyday forms of rural class conflict as illustrated in a Malaysian village, written by anthropologist James C. Scott and published by Yale University Press.
 First edition | |
| Author | James C. Scott |
|---|---|
| Subject | Anthropology |
| Published | 1985 (Yale University Press) |
| Pages | 389 |
| ISBN | 0300033362 |
In Weapons of the Weak, Scott turns his attention to the daily, subtle forms of resistance employed by villagers, a shift from the traditionally studied grand narratives of revolutions and uprisings.[1] His ethnographic research concentrates on seventy families in a Malaysian village, whose lives are profoundly affected by the introduction of irrigation and double cropping, leading to significant social changes.[2]
The core of Scott's analysis lies in the various passive resistance strategies adopted by the villagers. These include: sabotage, foot-dragging, evasion, false compliance, pilfering, feigned ignorance, arson, dissimulation, and slander.[3]
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Further reading edit
- Adas, Michael, 1943- (October 15, 1987). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Journal of Social History. 21: 149–152. doi:10.1353/jsh/21.1.149.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Byres, Terence J. (November 15, 1986). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Times Literary Supplement: 1287.
- Chang, Grace (September 2011). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". Women's Review of Books. 28 (5): 12–14.
- Downing, Brian M. (July 1987). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". Ethics. 97 (4): 875–876. doi:10.1086/292905. JSTOR 2381221.
- Esman, Milton J. (March 1987). "Review". The American Political Science Review. 81 (1): 310–313. doi:10.2307/1960832. JSTOR 1960832. S2CID 151727883.
- Ewell, J. (July–August 1997). "The sparrow and the hawk (Book Review) (Undetermined)". Choice (Conari Press). 34: 1860. ISSN 0009-4978.
- Gaenslen, Fritz (August 1987). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". The Journal of Politics. 49 (3): 879–882. doi:10.2307/2131289. JSTOR 2131289.
- Guha, Ramachandra (November 21, 1987). "Presentation of Class in Everyday Life". Economic and Political Weekly. 22 (47): 2000–2002. JSTOR 4377757.
- Kerkvliet, Benjamin J. Tria (January–April 1988). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Journal of Asian & African Studies. 23: 217–218. doi:10.1163/156852188x00240.
- Larew, M.M. (July 3, 1986). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Choice (Conari Press). 23: 1720. ISSN 0009-4978.
- Lev, Daniel S. (May 1987). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". The Journal of Asian Studies. 46 (2): 462–463. doi:10.2307/2056073. JSTOR 2056073. S2CID 260786878.
- Mitchell, Timothy (October 1990). "Everyday Metaphors of Power". Theory and Society. 19 (5): 545–577. doi:10.1007/bf00147026. JSTOR 657563. S2CID 144496266.
- Moore, Mick (January 1987). "Review". Modern Asian Studies. 21 (4): 824–827. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00009343. JSTOR 312765. S2CID 143171251.
- Muratorio, Blanca (August 1987). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". American Ethnologist. 14 (3): 585–586. doi:10.1525/ae.1987.14.3.02a00330. JSTOR 644982.
- Ramasamy, P. (October 15, 1992). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Labor Studies Journal. 17: 97–98. ISSN 0160-449X.
- Scott, James C. (September 2005). "Afterword to 'Moral Economies, State Spaces, and Categorical Violence'". American Anthropologist. New Series. 107 (3): 395–402. doi:10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.395. JSTOR 3567025.
- Seddon, David (November 1988). "Review: Weapons of the Weak". Sociology. 22: 666–668. doi:10.1177/0038038588022004037. S2CID 220443790.
- Sivaramakrishnan, K. (September 2005). "Introduction to 'Moral Economies, State Spaces, and Categorical Violence'". American Anthropologist. New Series. 107 (3): 321–330. doi:10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.321. JSTOR 3567018.
- Sivaramakrishnan, K. (September 2005). "Some Intellectual Genealogies for the Concept of Everyday Resistance". American Anthropologist. New Series. 107 (3): 346–355. doi:10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.346. JSTOR 3567020.
- Taylor, Donald C. (February 1987). "Review". American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 69 (1): 206–207. doi:10.2307/1241340. JSTOR 1241340.
- Van Der Veer, Peter (November 1991). "Domination and the arts of resistance (Book Review) (Undetermined)". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 518: 215. doi:10.1177/0002716291518001040. S2CID 220839275.
- Williams, Michael (December 1986). "Rev. of Weapons of the Weak". International Affairs. 63 (1): 165–166. doi:10.2307/2620323. JSTOR 2620323. S2CID 151480794.
- Williams, Penry (April 2006). "[Negotiating Power in Early Modern Society]". English Historical Review. 121: 532–535. doi:10.1093/ehr/cel019.
External links edit
- Full text at the Internet Archive
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- ^ Nagata, J (1987). "Review of Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance., by J. C. Scott". American Journal of Sociology. 92 (2): 1242–44 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Bailey, F.G. (1987). "Review of Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance., by J. C. Scott". Pacific Affairs. 60 (2): 365–66 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Scott, James C. (1985). Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance. Yale University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780300033366.