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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.

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Patrick Wyman
as an influential book on everyday peasant resistance.
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Rebroadcast: Peasants' Rebellions and Resistance
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Ross Kenyon
when discussing class relationships within the carbon removal community.
363: Carbon Markets & The Art of Not Being Governed: Legibility vs. Complexity in James C. Scott—w/ Grant Faber

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