“It is time someone put in a good word for the petite bourgeoise. Unlike the working class and capitalists, who have never lack for spokespersons, the petite bourgeoise rarely, if ever, speaks for itself.”
“It is time someone put in a good word for the petite bourgeoise. Unlike the working class and capitalists, who have never lack for spokespersons, the petite bourgeoise rarely, if ever, speaks for itself.”
James C. Scott
“The larger the pile of rubble you leave behind, the larger your place in the historical record!”
James C. Scott, The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia“Encouragement of sedentarism is perhaps the oldest "state project," a project related to the second-oldest state project of taxation.”
James C. Scott, The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia“It is time someone put in a good word for the petite bourgeoise. Unlike the working class and capitalists, who have never lack for spokespersons, the petite bourgeoise rarely, if ever, speaks for itself.”
James C. Scott, Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play“The petite bourgeoise and small property in general represent a precious zone of autonomy and freedom in state systems increasingly dominated by large public and private bureaucracies.”
James C. Scott, Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and PlayAll in One Creative & Marketing Platform to tell stories at scale
