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Chargement... The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (édition 2016)par David Graeber (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy par David Graeber (Author)
![]() Top Five Books of 2021 (535) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. ![]() ![]() As always, Graeber manages to observe the world we live in and describe how it is utterly bizarre. Whether or not you agree with Graeber's analysis, he will make you think differently about our society. This book has four essays focusing on various aspects of bureaucracy and how we hate it but how afraid we are of a world without it. Not as boring as it sounds? Still kind of boring though. Basically it is a glimpse into bureaucracy and it's role in society. Some of the points it made, were really interesting. The relationship with capitalism, exploitation, and how bureaucracy enables it was interesting. His points about bureaucracy always having a structure of violence to support it really made me look at it differently. All that being said, there were many tangents that didn't feel relevant at all, and it really felt like padding. I think Graeber is an interesting writing and he brings up a lot of questions that are very insightful. I'll probably check out more of his work. His book on Debt sounds a lot better, honestly. Four essays building a deep analysis of the basis of bureaucracy and its immediate companion, violence (not to forget the notion of “rationality”) and its opposite: freedom. By alternating an historically precise political and economical analysis with some spot-on parallels with the world of tales, science-fiction and super-heroes, Graeber is able to construct a coherent discourse on bureaucracy (and on the lack of authentic imagination defining our society) which should “open the eyes” of many people. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms? And is it really a cipher for state violence? To answer these questions, anthropologist David Graeber ... traces the peculiar and unexpected ways we relate to bureaucracy today, and reveals how it shapes our lives in ways we may not even notice"--Jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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