James C. Scott, who died on July 19 at the age of 87, has been called one of the most original and radical political theorists of the past century. He started by studying Southeast Asia, and then expanded to other disciplines and to the rest of the globe. Host Marco Werman speaks with Todd Holmes, who made the documentary, “In A Field All His Own: The Life and Career of James C. Scott.”
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