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James C Scott

James C Scott

1936–2024

James Campbell Scott was an American political scientist and anthropologist specializing in comparative politics. He was a comparative scholar of agrarian and non-state societies.

4 books in collection

Must-Read 1998

Seeing Like a State

Political Theory

Must-Read 2009

The Art of Not Being Governed

Governance

Must-Read 1985

Weapons of the Weak

Governance

Recommended 2009

Art of Not Being Governed

Political Theory