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Why Civilisations Can’t Climb Hills: a political history of statelessness in Southeast Asia

Centre for Civil Society (Social Policy) and DESTIN public lecture


Professor Scott argues that the hill peoples of mainland Southeast Asia are fugitive, runaway populations, practising ‘escape agriculture’, ‘escape social structure’ and ‘escape culture’.

Jim Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at Yale University.


Speaker(s):

Professor James Scott | talks
Professor Jude Howell | talks

 

Date and Time:

22 May 2008 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

New Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science
Houghton St
London
WC2A 2AE


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London School of Economics & Political Science
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