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Social Production of Indifference by Michael. Herzfeld (1993, Trade Paperback)

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Herzfeld argues that "modern" bureaucratically regulated societies are no more "rational" or less "symbolic" than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists.

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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226329089

ISBN-139780226329086

eBay Product ID (ePID)65286

Product Key Features

Number of Pages207 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSocial Production of Indifference

SubjectSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, General, Negotiating

Publication Year1993

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael. Herzfeld

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN93-001674

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal302.35

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction: The Social Production of Indifference 1. One World or Two? 2. The Roots of Indifference 3. The Creativity of Stereotypes 4. The Language Fetish 5. Retrospective Fatalities 6. Declassifications References Index

SynopsisHerzfeld argues that "modern" bureaucratically regulated societies are no more "rational" or less "symbolic" than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists. He suggests that we cannot understand national bureaucracies divorced from local-level ideas about chance, personal character, social relationships and responsibility. "Herzfeld's book is extremely ambitious and will be of interest to any anthropologist concerned with the study of bureaucracy, organizational and institutional control, symbols and their power, and social conflict. . . . Thoughtful and challenging."--Helen B. Schwartzman, American Ethnologist, Herzfeld argues that "modern" bureaucratically regulated societies are no more "rational" or less "symbolic" than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists. He suggests that we cannot understand national bureaucracies divorced from local-level ideas about chance, personal character, social relationships and responsibility. "Herzfeld's book is extremely ambitious and will be of interest to any anthropologist concerned with the study of bureaucracy, organizational and institutional control, symbols and their power, and social conflict. . . . Thoughtful and challenging."-Helen B. Schwartzman, American Ethnologist

LC Classification NumberHM141.H47 1993