About this title: Confrontations between the powerless and the powerful are laden with deception - the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, labourers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence of power. These subordinate groups instead create a secret discourse that ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Acceptable. 1992-Paperback----Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780300056693ISBN:0300056699
Description: Acceptable. Cover may be damaged. Pages may have writing, but are intact. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
Description: Good. 0300056699 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780300056693ISBN:0300056699
Description: New. An examination and discussion of the public and the hidden discourses (transcripts) of those who wield power and of those who feign deference to it. Examples are drawn from literature, history and politics to illustrate the many guises the interaction... read more
Description: New. The purpose of this book is to suggest how we might more successfully read, interpret, and understand the often fugitive political conduct of subordinate groups. A comparison of the hidden transcript of the weak with that of the powerful and of both... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1992-07-29
ISBN-13:9780300056693ISBN:0300056699
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The purpose of this book is to suggest how we might more successfully read, interpret, and understand the often fugitive political conduct of subordinate groups. A comparison of the hidden transcript of the weak with that of the powerful and of both hidden transcripts to the public transcript of power relations offers a substantially new way of ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 1990-10-24
ISBN-13:9780300047059ISBN:0300047053
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
"Wow, what a phenomenal book. Before I even read any of Scott's work I was impressed with his interview in Passion and Craft in Comparative Politics (eds. Munck & Snyder), and then I saw him give a lecture about Zomia, the only area of the world where people remain relatively and intentionally stateless. This is the first book of his that I've read in its entirety, and I loved it. I found his critique of hegemony and false consciousness especially useful, but above all what I love is that the text is an example of a culturalist/constructivist argument that is entirely convincing."
"Another excellent work by Scott wherein he really threshes out the issues in defining and researching "resistance". Critical thoughts on whether resistance comes from the individual or the group. Its relation to violence. Brechtian theatre and carnival.
Should be read with his other work on resistance."
"Dissident subcultures, silenced politics, the myth of false consciousness--if you like Tom Frank and want a social history of the hidden transcripts that lead to open revolutions, Prof. Scott might be your man.
He covers a lot of the usual sociological suspects (Habermas, Bourdieu, Foucault, Bakhtin, E.P. Thompson), but he has a light touch for an academic and draws in all sorts of literary flair (Sophocles, George Eliot, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Balzac, Genet, Kundera, Gombrowicz).
"James C. Scott's argument is that interactions between oppressors and the oppressed can be understood to have 2 (or more) meanings. People say/do different things when they are in the presence of different people. The public transcript is what people say/do when in public, when "they" are watching. It's what the slave says when the master is present. It is the dominant discourse. The hidden transcript is what what people say/do when "they" aren't around. It's what the slaves say when they're in the slave house alone, and the master can't hear. It is the subversive discourse, the discourse of rebellion.
This book helps to clarify the ways in which the oppressed can and do express themselves, even in the face of the oppressor. The theories in this book are helpful for the savvy interpretation of religious scripture, propaganda, art/architecture/archaeology."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
