LEADER 03720nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910820925003321 005 20240418010136.0 010 $a1-283-95023-5 010 $a0-300-18555-3 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300185553 035 $a(CKB)2670000000330643 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24969542 035 $a(DE-B1597)486037 035 $a(OCoLC)952756502 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300185553 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421108 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10645463 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL426273 035 $a(OCoLC)923601198 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421108 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000330643 100 $a19830226d1976 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe moral economy of the peasant $erebellion and subsistence in Southeast Asia /$fJames C. Scott 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d1976 215 $a1 online resource (254 pages) 311 0 $a0-300-02190-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. The Economics and Sociology of the Subsistence Ethic --$t2. Subsistence Security in Peasant Choice and Values --$t3. The Distribution of Risk and Colonial Change --$t4. The State as Claimant --$t5. The Depression Rebellions --$t6. Implications for the Analysis of Exploitation: Reciprocity and Subsistence as Justice --$t7. Revolt, Survival, and Repression --$tIndex 330 $aJames C. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant household-subsistence-at the center of this study. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships with other people, and relationships with institutions, including the state. Once the centrality of the subsistence problem is recognized, its effects on notions of economic and political justice can also be seen. Scott draws from the history of agrarian society in lower Burma and Vietnam to show how the transformations of the colonial era systematically violated the peasants' "moral economy" and created a situation of potential rebellion and revolution. Demonstrating keen insights into the behavior of people in other cultures and a rare ability to generalize soundly from case studies, Scott offers a different perspective on peasant behavior that will be of interest particularly to political scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, and Southeast Asianists."The book is extraordinarily original and valuable and will have a very broad appeal. I think the central thesis is correct and compelling."-Clifford Geertz "In this major work, ... Scott views peasants as political and moral actors defending their values as well as their individual security, making his book vital to an understanding of peasant politics."-Library Journal James C. Scott is professor of political science at Yale University. 606 $aPeasants$zSoutheast Asia 606 $aPeasant uprisings$zSoutheat Asia 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zSoutheast Asia 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xSocial conditions 615 0$aPeasants 615 0$aPeasant uprisings 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 676 $a307.7/2/09591 700 $aScott$b James C$0148325 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820925003321 996 $aThe moral economy of the peasant$94126441 997 $aUNINA