Centre for Civil Society (Social Policy) and DESTIN public lecture
Date: Thursday 22 May 2008
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Professor James Scott
Chair: Professor Jude Howell
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.
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