The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

The Zomia: A New History of Solitude book is a groundbreaking work that challenges our understanding of Asian politics, history, demographics, and civilization.

Written by renowned scholar James C.

Scott, this book offers a fresh perspective on the region's past, one that emphasizes the agency and resilience of stateless peoples.

Through a detailed examination of the strategies employed by these groups to avoid state-making, including physical dispersion, agricultural practices, pliable ethnic identities, devotion to prophetic leaders, and maintenance of an oral culture, Scott redefines our views on what constitutes civilization.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of Asia and the ways in which stateless peoples have shaped their own destinies.