▁remains ▁a ▁cur se ▁today . ▁Re ality ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁complex ▁like ▁that ." ▁ ▁Over all ▁K uz nick i ▁thinks ▁the ▁book ▁ra ises ▁questions ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁of ▁great ▁importance , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁" the ▁constant ▁inter play ▁between ▁the ▁present ▁and ▁the ▁distant ▁past ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁appe aling ▁aspects ▁of ▁this ▁book ." ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Public ▁Cho ice , ▁En nio ▁P iano ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁Again st ▁the ▁Gra in ▁will ▁rein force ▁Scott ' s ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁scholar ▁of ▁stat eless ▁soci eties . ▁P iano ▁sees ▁links ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁anth rop ology , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁econom ics , ▁especially ▁deb ates ▁over ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁co erc ion ▁involved ▁in ▁creating ▁economic ▁systems . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : The ories ▁of ▁history ▁Category : History ▁books ▁about ▁agricult ure ▁Category : Book s ▁by ▁James ▁C . ▁Scott <0x0A> </s> ▁Ban ab ar ▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁Ban ā bar ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Q ah an ▁R ural ▁District , ▁K hal aj ast an ▁District , ▁Q om ▁County , ▁Q om ▁Province , ▁Iran . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 1 2 , ▁in ▁ 6 7 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Q