O prawidłach rządzących z państwami– uwagi na marginesie książki Jamesa C. Scotta.

Dariusz Milewski

Published: 2025-05-19

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025)

O prawidłach rządzących z państwami– uwagi na marginesie książki Jamesa C. Scotta.

Dariusz Milewski

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The author discusses James C. Scott’s Against the Grain, emphasizing its value for studying the origins and mechanisms of early states. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, Scott argues for the fundamental role of grain in forming taxation systems and depicts the state as an oppressive structure. The reviewer highlights that Scott’s concepts—such as “barbarians,” tribute, and “secondary primitivism”—can also be effectively applied to the analysis of early modern historical phenomena.

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state, grain, oppression, barbarians, tribute

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Milewski, D. (2025). O prawidłach rządzących z państwami– uwagi na marginesie książki Jamesa C. Scotta. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 32(1), 345–350. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/sc/article/view/15956

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