The Art of Not Being Governed AN ANARCHIST HISTORY OF UPLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA JAMES C.SCOTT
The Art of Not Being Governed An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia James C.Scott Yale University Press NEW HAVEN LONDON
The Art of Not Being Governed An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia James C. Scott Yale University Press New Haven & London
Yale Agrarian Studies Series James C.Scott,series editor
Yale Agrarian Studies Series James C. Scott, series editor
The Agrarian Studies Series at Yale University Press seeks to publish outstanding and original interdisciplinary work on agriculture and rural society-for any period,in any location.Works of daring that question existing paradigms and fill abstract categories with the lived-experience of rural people are especially encouraged. -JAMES C.SCOTT,Series Editor
The Agrarian Studies Series at Yale University Press seeks to publish outstanding and original interdisciplinary work on agriculture and rural society—for any period, in any location. Works of daring that question existing paradigms and fill abstract categories with the lived-experience of rural people are especially encouraged. —James C. Scott, Series Editor
Published with assistance from the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund. Copyright 2o00 by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced,in whole or in part,including illustrations,in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections and o of the U.S.Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press),without written permission from the publishers Designed by James J.Johnson and set in Ehrhardt type by Tseng Information Systems,Inc. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scott,James C. The art of not being governed:an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia/JamesC.Scott. D cm. ncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-300-15228-9(cloth:alk.paper)1.Ethnology-Southeast Asia.2.Peasantry- Southeast Asia-Political activity.3.Southeast Asia-Politics and government-1945- 4Southeast Asia-Rural conditions.ITitle. Ds523.3S362009 305.80og59-dc22 2009003004 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO 398199(Permanence of Paper). 0987654321
Published with assistance from the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund. Copyright © 2009 by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. Designed by James J. Johnson and set in Ehrhardt type by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scott, James C. The art of not being governed : an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia / James C. Scott. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-300-15228-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ethnology—Southeast Asia. 2. Peasantry— Southeast Asia—Political activity. 3. Southeast Asia—Politics and government—1945–. 4. Southeast Asia—Rural conditions. I. Title. ds523.3.s36 2009 305.800959—dc22 2009003004 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI /NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1