Weapons of the Weak explained

Weapons of the Weak
Author:	James C. Scott
Subject:	Anthropology
Published:	1985 (Yale University Press)
Pages:	389
Isbn:	0300033362

Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance is a 1985 book on everyday forms of rural class conflict as illustrated in a Malaysian village, written by anthropologist James C. Scott and published by Yale University Press.

In Weapons of the Weak, Scott turns his attention to the daily, subtle forms of resistance employed by villagers, a shift from the traditionally studied grand narratives of revolutions and uprisings.^[1] His ethnographic research concentrates on seventy families in a Malaysian village, whose lives are profoundly affected by the introduction of irrigation and double cropping, leading to significant social changes.^[2]

The core of Scott's analysis lies in the various passive resistance strategies adopted by the villagers. These include: sabotage, foot-dragging, evasion, false compliance, pilfering, feigned ignorance, arson, dissimulation, and slander.^[3]

See also

• Everyday Resistance
• Class struggle
• Critique of work
• Critique of political economy
• Symbolic interactionism
• Refusal of work

Further reading

• Adas . Michael, 1943- . Review: Weapons of the Weak . . 21 . 149–152 . 1987-10-15 . mdy-all . 10.1353/jsh/21.1.149.
• Byres . Terence J. . Review: Weapons of the Weak . Times Literary Supplement . 1287 . 1986-11-15 . mdy-all .
• Chang . Grace . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . Women's Review of Books . 28 . 5 . 12–14 . September 2011 . mdy-all .
• Downing . Brian M. . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . . 97 . 4 . 875–876 . July 1987 . 2381221 . 10.1086/292905.
• Esman . Milton J. . Review . The American Political Science Review . 81 . 1 . 310–313 . March 1987 . 10.2307/1960832 . 1960832 . 151727883 .
• Ewell . J. . The sparrow and the hawk (Book Review) (Undetermined) . Choice (Conari Press) . 34 . 1860 . July–August 1997 . 0009-4978 .
• Gaenslen . Fritz . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . The Journal of Politics . 49 . 3 . 879–882 . August 1987 . 10.2307/2131289 . 2131289 .
• Guha . Ramachandra . Presentation of Class in Everyday Life . Economic and Political Weekly . 22 . 47 . 2000–2002 . 1987-11-21 . 4377757 .
• Kerkvliet . Benjamin J. Tria . Review: Weapons of the Weak . Journal of Asian & African Studies . 23 . 217–218 . January–April 1988 . mdy-all . 10.1163/156852188x00240.
• Larew . M.M. . Review: Weapons of the Weak . Choice (Conari Press) . 23 . 1720 . 1986-07-03 . 0009-4978 . mdy-all .
• Lev . Daniel S. . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . The Journal of Asian Studies . 46 . 2 . 462–463 . May 1987 . 10.2307/2056073 . 2056073 . 260786878 .
• Mitchell . Timothy . Everyday Metaphors of Power . Theory and Society . 19 . 5 . 545–577 . October 1990 . 10.1007/bf00147026 . 657563 . 144496266 .
• Moore . Mick . Review . Modern Asian Studies . 21 . 4 . 824–827 . January 1987 . 10.1017/S0026749X00009343 . 312765 . 143171251 .
• Muratorio . Blanca . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . American Ethnologist . 14 . 3 . 585–586 . August 1987 . 644982 . 10.1525/ae.1987.14.3.02a00330.
• Ramasamy . P. . Review: Weapons of the Weak . Labor Studies Journal . 17 . 97–98 . 1992-10-15 . 0160-449X . mdy-all .
• Scott . James C. . Afterword to 'Moral Economies, State Spaces, and Categorical Violence' . American Anthropologist . 107 . 3 . 395–402 . September 2005 . 10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.395 . New Series . 3567025 .
• Seddon . David . Review: Weapons of the Weak . Sociology . 22 . 666–668 . November 1988 . mdy-all . 10.1177/0038038588022004037 . 220443790 .
• Sivaramakrishnan . K. . Introduction to 'Moral Economies, State Spaces, and Categorical Violence' . American Anthropologist . 107 . 3 . 321–330 . September 2005 . 10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.321 . New Series . 3567018 .
• Sivaramakrishnan . K. . Some Intellectual Genealogies for the Concept of Everyday Resistance . American Anthropologist . 107 . 3 . 346–355 . September 2005 . 10.1525/aa.2005.107.3.346 . New Series . 3567020 .
• Taylor . Donald C. . Review . American Journal of Agricultural Economics . 69 . 1 . 206–207 . February 1987 . 10.2307/1241340 . 1241340 .
• Van Der Veer . Peter . Domination and the arts of resistance (Book Review) (Undetermined) . Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science . 518 . 215 . November 1991 . 10.1177/0002716291518001040 . 220839275 .
• Williams . Michael . Rev. of Weapons of the Weak . . 63 . 1 . 165–166 . December 1986 . 10.2307/2620323 . 2620323 . 151480794 .
• Williams . Penry . [Negotiating Power in Early Modern Society] . English Historical Review . 121 . 532–535 . April 2006 . 10.1093/ehr/cel019 .

Notes and References

1. Nagata . J . 1987 . Review of Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance., by J. C. Scott . American Journal of Sociology . 92 . 2 . 1242–44 . JSTOR.
2. Bailey . F.G. . 1987 . Review of Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance., by J. C. Scott . Pacific Affairs . 60 . 2 . 365–66 . JSTOR.
3. Book: Scott, James C. . Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance . Yale University Press . 1985 . 9780300033366 . 29.