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

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

An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty

Ruling But Not Governing highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, until recently, Turkish political

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