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Domination and the Arts of Resistance - Hidden Transcripts (Paperback, New Ed)
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Domination and the Arts of Resistance - Hidden Transcripts (Paperback, New Ed)
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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 Davis Confrontations 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 of power. These subordinate groups instead create a secret
discourse that represents a critique of power spoken behind the
backs of the dominant. At the same time, the powerful also develop
a private dialogue about practices and goals of their rule that
cannot be openly avowed. In this book, renowned social scientist
James C. Scott offers a penetrating discussion both of the public
roles played by the powerful and powerless and the mocking,
vengeful tone they display off stage-what he terms their public and
hidden transcripts. Using examples from the literature, history,
and politics of cultures around the world, Scott examines the many
guises this interaction has taken throughout history and the
tensions and contradictions it reflects.
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