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 at arm’s length …
A political scientist goes undercover in a modern industrial slaughterhouse for this twenty-first-century update of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle This is an account of industrialized …
An exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, and how people navigate dispossession ?The old aphorism “possession is nine-tenths of the …
An exploration of radical megaprojects in the Ecuadorian Amazon, considering the fate of utopian fantasies under conditions of global capitalism From 2007 to 2017, the “Citizens’ …
A piercing, first-hand analysis of the World Bank, one of the most powerful actors in today's global economy. Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at …
Drawing on more than a quarter century of field and documentary research in rural North China, this book explores the contested relationship between village and state from the …
This book presents an account of an intellectual breakthrough in the study of rural society and agriculture. Its ten chapters, selected for their originality and synthesis from the …
This book is a lively account of a community working to combat suburban sprawl, to protect a large part of the landscape as common land, and to enjoy the land productively in an …
How orange juice became a North American breakfast staple and what “100% pure orange juice” means today Close to three quarters of U.S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity …
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times, yet also seemingly intractable. This book offers novel insights on this contemporary challenge, drawing together the …
