Opening the stacks
James C. Scott
1 book · 1998 · non-fiction, political-science, social-theory
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Themes
state planninglegibilitybureaucracypowerlocal knowledgetop down controlresistancepractical knowledge
Key Concepts
state-legibility10authoritarian-high-modernism6high-modernism6mētis6state-simplifications3legibility3functional-segregation3vanguard-party3high-modernist-agriculture3practical-knowledge3scientific-forestry2monoculture-plantations2high-modernist-urbanism2soviet-high-modernism2collectivization2forced-villagization2state-coercion2bureaucratic-pathologies2diversity-and-resilience2state-vision1