Jamesc.Scott著翁德明譯

About the Author

James C. Scott is a renowned political anthropologist and Yale University professor emeritus, celebrated for his incisive critiques of state power, agrarian societies, and the human costs of modernization. Drawing from extensive fieldwork in Southeast Asia and theoretical insights into anarchism and resistance, Scott challenges conventional narratives of progress, revealing how centralized authority often imposes burdensome structures on everyday life. In his seminal work '反穀：穀物是食糧還是政權工具？人類為農耕社會付出何種代價？一個政治人類學家對國家形成的反思,' translated into Chinese by Weng Deming, he explores the profound sacrifices exacted by agricultural states, questioning whether grains serve as sustenance or instruments of control. Scott's scholarship bridges history, ecology, and politics, urging readers to reconsider the foundations of governance and the hidden rebellions of the marginalized.