

#33973
Mentioned in 1 episodes
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.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

as an influential book on everyday peasant resistance.

Patrick Wyman

13 snips
Rebroadcast: Peasants' Rebellions and Resistance