Weapons of the weak: Everyday forms of peasant resistance

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Venue: World Development
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Published: 1986-05
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Pages: 675
ISSN: 0305-750X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750x(86)90141-5
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