In responding to Scott's Against the Grain, my goal is not to write a book review. I take it as unnecessary to point out all the details that Scott, a historical anthropologist of South East Asia, got wrong about ancient history and archaeology. Instead, I want to take seriously Scott's own hope that his book would be read as a provocation and, in doing so, work through some of its larger problems and its potential.

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斯科特，驯化和历史的终结

在回应斯科特的反对谷物，我的目标不是写书评。我认为没有必要指出东南亚历史人类学家斯科特对古代历史和考古学的误解的所有细节。相反，我想认真对待斯科特自己的希望，即他的书将被视为一种挑衅，并通过这样做来解决它的一些更大的问题和潜力。