00878nam a2200157   450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700120007604000130008808400080010110000210010924500630013026000410019330000650023452004210029920260109102532.0260109b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780300056693  cTextual  aRTLcRTL  qRTL  aScott, James C.   aDomination and the arts of resistance: Hidden transcripts   aLondonbYale University Press c1990  axviii, 250 p. bIncludes bibliographical reference and index  aConfrontations between the powerless and the powerful are laden with deception--the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, labourers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence of power. These subordinate groups instead create a secret discourse that represents a critique of power spoken behind the backs of the dominant.