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SCOTT, JAMES C., 1936 to 2024

James C. Scott

American political scientist and anthropologist.

Books: 4
Editions tracked: 6
First editions: 4
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionWeapons of the WeakYale University Press, 1985 Most editions trackedThe Art of Not Being Governed2 editions

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Weapons of the Weak

James C. Scott · first published 1985

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Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott · first published 1998

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The Art of Not Being Governed

James C. Scott · first published 2009

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Against the Grain

James C. Scott · first published 2017

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When was James C. Scott born?

James C. Scott was born in 1936 and died in 2024.

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We track 4 books by James C. Scott across 6 editions, 4 of them first editions.

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