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James C. Scott

American political scientist and anthropologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87

James Campbell Scott was an American political scientist and anthropologist specialising in comparative politics. He was a comparative scholar of agrarian and non-state societies.

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2024Died19 July 20242021A.SK Social Science AwardAward2015Benjamin E. Lippincott AwardAward2010Fukuoka Asian Culture PrizeAwardJohn K. Fairbank PrizeAward1936Born2 December 1936

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A.SK Social Science Award2021
Benjamin E. Lippincott Award2015
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize2010
John K. Fairbank Prize2010
Guggenheim Fellowship
Sterling Professor
Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala
Albert O. Hirschman Prize

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87