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This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run. & quote;A major contribution to peasant studies, Malaysian studies, and the literature on revolutions and class consciousness. & quote;--Benedict R. Anderson, Cornell University & quote;The book is a splendid achievement. Because Scott listens closely to the villagers of Malaysia, he enormously expands our understanding of popular ideology and therefore of popular politics. And because he is also a brilliant analyst, he draws upon this concrete experience to develop a new critique of classical theories of ideology. & quote;Frances Fox Piven, Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkAn impressive work which may well become a classic. Terence J. Byres, Times Literary SupplementA highly readable, contextually sensitive, theoretically astute ethnography of a moral system in change. Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft handling of economic and political trends. John R. Bown, Journal of Peasant StudiesA splendid book, a worthy addition to the classic studies of Malay society and of the peasantry at large. Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary. A.F. Robertson, Times Higher Education SupplementNo one who wants to understand peasant society, in or out of Southeast Asia, or theories of change, should fail to read [this book]. Daniel S. Lev, Journal of Asian StudiesA moving account of the poors refusal to accept the terms of their subordination. Disposes of the belief that theoretical sophistication and intelligible prose are somehow at odds. Ramachandra Guha, Economic and Political WeeklyA seminally important commentary on the state of peasant studies and the global literature. This enormously rich work in Asian and comparative studies is an essential contribution to participatory development theory and practice. Guy Gran, World DevelopmentJames C. Scott is professor of political science at Yale University. This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run. "A major contribution to peasant studies, Malaysian studies, and the literature on revolutions and class consciousness." --Benedict R. Anderson, Cornell University "The book is a splendid achievement. Because Scott listens closely to the villagers of Malaysia, he enormously expands our understanding of popular ideology and therefore of popular politics. And because he is also a brilliant analyst, he draws upon this concrete experience to develop a new critique of classical theories of ideology." Frances Fox Piven, Graduate Center of the City University of New York An impressive work which may well become a classic. Terence J. Byres, Times Literary Supplement A highly readable, contextually sensitive, theoretically astute ethnography of a moral system in change. Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft handling of economic and political trends. John R. Bown, Journal of Peasant Studies A splendid book, a worthy addition to the classic studies of Malay society and of the peasantry at large. Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary. A.F. Robertson, Times Higher Education Supplement No one who wants to understand peasant society, in or out of Southeast Asia, or theories of change, should fail to read [this book]. Daniel S. Lev, Journal of Asian Studies A moving account of the poors refusal to accept the terms of their subordination. Disposes of the belief that theoretical sophistication and intelligible prose are somehow at odds. Ramachandra Guha, Economic and Political Weekly A seminally important commentary on the state of peasant studies and the global literature. This enormously rich work in Asian and comparative studies is an essential contribution to participatory development theory and practice.Guy Gran, World Development James C. Scott is professor of political science at Yale University. Weapons Of The Weak Is An Ethnography By James C. Scott That Studies The Effects Of The Green Revolution In Rural Malaysia. One Of The Main Objectives Of The Study Is To Make An Argument That The Marxian And Gramscian Ideas Of False Consciousness And Hegemony Are Incorrect. He Develops This Conclusion Throughout The Book, Through The Different Scenarios And Characters That Come Up During His Time Of Fieldwork In The Village. This Publication, Based On 2 Years Of Fieldwork (1978-1980), Focuses On The Local Class Relations In A Small Rice Farming Community Of 70 Households In The Main Paddy-growing Area Of Kedah In Malaysia. Introduction Of The Green Revolution In 1976 Eliminated 2/3 Of The Wage-earning Opportunities For Smallholders And Landless Laborers. The Main Ensuing Class Struggle Is Analyzed Being The Ideological Struggle In The Village And The Practice Of Resistance Itself Consisting Of: Foot-dragging, Dissimulation, Desertion, False Compliance, Pilfering, Feigned Ignorance And Sabotage Acts. Rich And Poor Are Engaged In An Unremitting If Silent Struggle To Define Changes In Land Tenure, Mechanization And Employment To Advance Their Own Interests, And To Use Values That They Share To Control The Distribution Of Status, Land, Work And Grain. 1. Small Arms Fire In The Class War -- 2. Normal Exploitation, Normal Resistance -- 3. The Landscape Of Resistance -- 4. Sedaka, 1967-1979 -- Ch. 5. History According To Winners And Losers -- 6. Stretching The Truth : Ideology At Work -- 7. Beyond The War Of Words : Cautious Resistance And Calculated Conformity -- 8. Hegemony And Consciousness : Everyday Forms Of Ideological Struggle. James C. Scott. Bibliography: P. 364-374. The narrow path that serves as the thoroughfare of this small rice-farming village was busier than usual that morning.