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Seeing Like a State

How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Veritas Paperbacks
“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their ... Read more

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“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their
... Read more

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In Praise of Floods

The Untamed River and the Life It Brings

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even ... Read more

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James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even
... Read more
Against the Grain

A Deep History of the Earliest States

by James C. Scott ...

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrativeWhy did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today’s states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle ... Read more

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An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrativeWhy did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today’s states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle
... Read more
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Vintage Sci-Fi 20 - 21 Science Fiction Classics from H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond, EE Doc Smith and more

Legendary Authors, Lost Worlds, and Unforgettable Journeys Through Time and Space

by H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond, Gordon R. Dickson, Algis Budrys, Harold Lawlor, Arthur Jean Cox, W. L. Alden, Paul Ernst, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, H. Bedford–Jones, Edwin Baird, Mary Shelley, Clare Winger Harris, James R. Adams ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Vintage Sci-Fi
Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

Vintage Sci-Fi 20 - 21 Science Fiction Classics from H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond, EE Doc Smith and moreThe Stranger by Gordon R. DicksonCon-Fen by James R. AdamsInfiltration by Algis BudrysLancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate by Nelson S. BondThe Shunned House by H. P. LovecraftThe Invisible Girl by Mary ShelleyThe Artificial Man by Clare Winger HarrisThe Shoddy Lands by C. ... Read more

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Vintage Sci-Fi 20 - 21 Science Fiction Classics from H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, Nelson S. Bond, EE Doc Smith and moreThe Stranger by Gordon R. DicksonCon-Fen by James R. AdamsInfiltration by Algis BudrysLancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate by Nelson S. BondThe Shunned House by H. P. LovecraftThe Invisible Girl by Mary ShelleyThe Artificial Man by Clare Winger HarrisThe Shoddy Lands by C.
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Skeleton and the Cat

by Brandon James Scott ...

Illustrated by Brandon James Scott ...

A #1 INDIE BESTSELLER! SIX STARRED REVIEWS!A humorous and touching tale of the unexpected friendship that blossoms between a peaceful skeleton and a persistent cat. Told in five short and charming stories that will remind you of Frog and Toad.Skeleton lives alone in lonesome bliss. She reads books, drinks tea, and tends to her garden. It's simple and peaceful. Until, one day, a cat knocks on the ... Read more

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A #1 INDIE BESTSELLER! SIX STARRED REVIEWS!A humorous and touching tale of the unexpected friendship that blossoms between a peaceful skeleton and a persistent cat. Told in five short and charming stories that will remind you of Frog and Toad.Skeleton lives alone in lonesome bliss. She reads books, drinks tea, and tends to her garden. It's simple and peaceful. Until, one day, a cat knocks on the
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The Art of Not Being Governed

An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

by James C. Scott ...

Narrated by Alex Boyles ...

Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
Unabridged

17 hours 34 min

From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott comes the compelling account of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state–making to live at arm’s length from any organized state society.For two thousand years, the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia—a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries—have fled the ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott comes the compelling account of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state–making to live at arm’s length from any organized state society.For two thousand years, the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia—a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries—have fled the
... Read more
The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

by James C. Scott ...

For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them—slavery, conscription, taxes, corvée labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an “anarchist history,” is the first-ever examination of the huge ... Read more

$25.99 USD

For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them—slavery, conscription, taxes, corvée labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an “anarchist history,” is the first-ever examination of the huge
... Read more
Domination and the Arts of Resistance

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by James C. Scott ...

“A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance.”—Natalie Zemon DavisConfrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception—the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, laborers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence ... Read more

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“A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance.”—Natalie Zemon DavisConfrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception—the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, laborers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence
... Read more

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Two Cheers for Anarchism

Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

by James C. Scott ...

A spirited defense of the anarchist approach to lifeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two Cheers for Anarchism is an engaging, high-spirited ... Read more

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A spirited defense of the anarchist approach to lifeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two Cheers for Anarchism is an engaging, high-spirited
... Read more
Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott ...

Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go ... Read more

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Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go
... Read more
Two Cheers for Anarchism

Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Princeton Classics
“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the
... Read more
Seeing Like a State

How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott ...

Series series Veritas Paperbacks
“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book ReviewHailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook

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