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This sensitive picture of the constant and circumspect struggle waged by peasants materially and ideologically against their oppressors shows that techniques of evasion and resistance may represent the most significant and effective means of class struggle in the long run.
"An impressive work which may well become a classic."
"A highly readable, contextually sensitive, theoretically astute ethnography of a moral system in change…Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft handling of economic and political trends." "A splendid book, a worthy addition to the classic studies of Malay society and of the peasantry at large…Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary." "No one who wants to understand peasant society, in or out of Southeast Asia, or theories of change, should fail to read [this book]." "A moving account of the poor's refusal to accept the terms of their subordination…Disposes of the belief that theoretical sophistication and intelligible prose are somehow at odds." "A seminally important commentary on the state of peasant studies and the global literature…This enormously rich work in Asian and comparative studies is…an essential contribution to participatory development theory and practice."
"An impressive work which may well become a classic."
"A highly readable, contextually sensitive, theoretically astute ethnography of a moral system in change…Weapons of the Weak is a brilliant book, combining a sure feel for the subjective side of struggle with a deft handling of economic and political trends." "A splendid book, a worthy addition to the classic studies of Malay society and of the peasantry at large…Combines the readability of Akenfield or Pig Earth with an accessible and illuminating theoretical commentary." "No one who wants to understand peasant society, in or out of Southeast Asia, or theories of change, should fail to read [this book]." "A moving account of the poor's refusal to accept the terms of their subordination…Disposes of the belief that theoretical sophistication and intelligible prose are somehow at odds." "A seminally important commentary on the state of peasant studies and the global literature…This enormously rich work in Asian and comparative studies is…an essential contribution to participatory development theory and practice."