Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
book
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:James_C._Scott
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| gptkbp:availableFormats |
ebook
hardcover paperback audiobook |
| gptkbp:awards |
nan
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
Numerous academic papers.
Sociological studies. Anthropological research. Policy analyses. Urban studies. |
| gptkbp:criticism |
lack of empirical evidence
overgeneralization |
| gptkbp:description |
Discusses the importance of local knowledge.
Critique of state-centric approaches to governance. Examines the relationship between state power and social order. Analyzes the failures of large-scale state projects. Explores the consequences of simplifying complex societies. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seeing Like a State
|
| gptkbp:impact |
public policy
urban planning sociological theory |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkb:Friedrich_Hayek gptkb:Karl_Marx |
| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0300078152
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
state planning
legibility high modernism |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
352
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Yale_University_Press
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
social engineering
governance complexity theory bureaucracy state capacity The Art of Not Being Governed Two Cheers for Anarchism Domination_and_the_Arts_of_Resistance |
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1998
|
| gptkbp:reviews |
Critically acclaimed.
Highly regarded in academic circles. Influential in various fields. |
| gptkbp:subject |
sociology
anthropology political science |