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Weapons of the weak
everyday forms of peasant resistance
Book • 1985
In *Weapons of the Weak*, James C. Scott explores the subtle, everyday forms of resistance employed by peasants in a Malaysian village.
The book focuses on the strategies such as sabotage, foot-dragging, and false compliance used by villagers to resist exploitation.
Scott's work highlights the importance of understanding these quiet forms of resistance as a crucial aspect of class struggle.
The book focuses on the strategies such as sabotage, foot-dragging, and false compliance used by villagers to resist exploitation.
Scott's work highlights the importance of understanding these quiet forms of resistance as a crucial aspect of class struggle.
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as an influential book on everyday peasant resistance.


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when discussing class relationships within the carbon removal community.


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