From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live

How Not to Be Governed explores the contemporary debates and questions concerning anarchism in our own time. The authors address the political failures of earli

One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018--an innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligatio

Tackles one of the most enduring and contentious issues of positive political economy: common pool resource management.

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