A Short Account of the Deep History of State Evasion | James C. Scott

2 or 3 Tigers | Flights from the Empire Sat, Jun 17 & Sun, Jun 18, 2017 James C. Scott: A Short Account of the Deep History of State Evasion Lecture “Zomia,” the designation invented by Willen van Schendel for the portion of upland Southeast Asia that has, until recently, evaded incorporation into nation states and empires, could metaphorically be extended to other areas of the world that have become zones of state evasion. In his lecture, Scott explores some of these zones in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Though Zomia is mountainous, wetlands, swamps, marshes, and deltas have also historically served as refugia for state-fleeing populations. Scott examines the principles of geography, subsistence practices, mobility, and social structure that abet both state avoidance and state-prevention. Film and production by Ralf Klingelhöfer