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"Play fool, to catch wise."proverb of Jamaican slavesConfrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deceptionthe powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, laborers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence of power. These subordinate groups instead create a secret discourse that represents a critique of power spoken behind the backs of the dominant. At the same time, the powerful also develop a private dialogue about practices and goals of their rule that cannot be openly avowed. In this book, renowned social scientist James C. Scott offers a penetrating discussion both of the public roles played by the powerful and powerless and the mocking, vengeful tone they display off stagewhat he terms their public and hidden transcripts. Using examples from the literature, history, and politics of cultures around the world, Scott examines the many guises this interaction has taken throughout history and the tensions and contradictions it reflects.Scott describes the ideological resistance of subordinate groupstheir gossip, folktales, songs, jokes, and theatertheir use of anonymi

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Author

James C. Scott

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300047059

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Psychology

Rating

4.19 / 5 (338 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14