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7 de mai. de 2018 · Although predominately written for those interested in deep history, and theories of the state, this book offers a number of insights for readers of Agriculture and Human Values. First, it provides a possible explanation of the origins of much what we are concerned about, such as rural social stratification, the agrarian landscape, or the dominance of cereal grains in our diets.
24 de jul. de 2018 · Against the Grain. A Deep History of the Earliest States. by James C. Scott. Course Book. 336 Pages, 5.50 x 8.25 in, 13 b-w illus.
25 de out. de 2018 · Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment is an AAA journal exploring the connections between cultural dimensions and the environment, ecology, agriculture, and nutrition.
24 de jul. de 2018 · Although Against the Grain is not a large book, it is a kind of thematic summa of Scott’s work so far, as it reworks the entire canvas of history by reconsidering its origins through the lens of state-formation.”—Jedediah Purdy, New Republic “For more than 40 years, James Scott has written about those who resist being incorporated into political-economic systems. . . .
The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction.
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- James C. Scott
Although Against the Grain is not a large book, it is a kind of thematic summa of Scott’s work so far, as it reworks the entire canvas of history by reconsidering its origins through the lens of state-formation.”—Jedediah Purdy, New Republic “For more than 40 years, James Scott has written about those who resist being incorporated into political-economic systems. . . .
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