The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
Description
In this incisive and often witty exploration, an anthropologist examines why modern life is increasingly governed by forms, procedures, regulations, and systems of administrative control. Moving from everyday encounters with paperwork to broader questions about technology, power, and the state, the book reveals how bureaucracy shapes what people can do, imagine, and resist. It also considers the surprising pleasures and emotional investments that can make bureaucratic systems feel familiar—even comforting—while exposing their connections to inequality and institutional violence. Provocative, accessible, and deeply original, this work challenges assumptions about efficiency and freedom in contemporary society.
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hardcover
Melville House
Published Feb 24, 2015
272 pages
ISBN: 9781612193748
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
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