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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United States
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Academics
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Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87
The same award as James
Charles TillyBoth received Albert O. Hirschman Prize
Michael OakeshottBoth received Benjamin E. Lippincott Award
Carole PatemanBoth received Benjamin E. Lippincott Award
Kenneth PomeranzBoth received John K. Fairbank Prize
Sheila JasanoffBoth received Albert O. Hirschman Prize
Benedict AndersonBoth received Albert O. Hirschman Prize