James C. Scott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James C. Scott

American political scientist and anthropologist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1936

Place of Birth: Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, United States

Profession: political scientist, anthropologist, anarchist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James C.
Scott (born December 2, 1936) is an American political scientist and anthropologist.
He is a comparative scholar of agrarian and non-state societies, subaltern politics, and anarchism.
His primary research has centered on peasants of Southeast Asia and their strategies of resistance to various forms of domination.
The New York Times described his research as "highly influential and idiosyncratic".Scott received his bachelor's degree from Williams College and his MA and PhD in political science from Yale.
He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison until 1976 and has remained at Yale for the duration of his career.
At Yale he is Sterling Professor of Political Science and has directed the Program in Agrarian Studies since 1991.
He lives in Durham, Connecticut, where he once raised sheep.