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Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts

by James C. Scott

  • Paperback
  • 269 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.3 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm

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For those seeking to understand power dynamics.

"Domination and the Arts of Resistance" reveals hidden truth

You’ll gain insight into resistance and find your voice.

Explore the hidden conversations of the powerless and powerful in James C. Scott's insightful book that reveals how resistance takes shape through culture and discourse.

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"Play fool, to catch wise."--proverb of Jamaican slaves 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. Scott describes the ideological resistance of subordinate groups--their gossip, folktales, songs, jokes, and theater--their use of anonymity and ambiguity. He also analyzes how ruling elites attempt to convey an impression of hegemony through such devices as parades, state ceremony, and rituals of subordination and apology. Finally, he identifies--with quotations that range from the recollections of American slaves to those of Russian citizens during the beginnings of Gorbachev's glasnost campaign--the political electricity generated among oppressed groups when, for the first time, the hidden transcript is spoken directly and publicly in the face of power. His landmark work will revise our understanding of subordination, resistance, hegemony, folk culture, and the ideas behind revolt.

  • Title

    Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts

  • Author

    James C. Scott

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    July 1992

  • Weight

    402g

  • Page Count

    269

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300056693

  • ISBN-10

    0300056699

  • Eden Code

    4729931