The Demon of Writing: Powers and Failures of Paperwork - Hardcover
by Ben Kafka
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Zone BooksISBN-13:9781935408260ISBN-10:1935408267UPC:9781935408260Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media StudiesSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCDE7684J2
Since the middle of the eighteenth century, political thinkers of all kinds -- radical and reactionary, professional and amateur -- have been complaining about "bureaucracy." But what, exactly, is all this complaining about?
The Demon of Writing is a critical history and theory of one of the most ubiquitous, least understood forms of media: paperwork. States rely on records to tax and spend,...Language:EnglishPublisher:Zone BooksISBN-13:9781935408260ISBN-10:1935408267UPC:9781935408260Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media StudiesSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCDE7684J2
Kafka, Ben: - Ben Kafka is an Assistant Professor of Media History and Theory at New York University and a candidate at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), a component society of the International Psychoanalytical Association. He works with adult and adolescent patients through the IPTAR Clinical Center and the NYC Free Clinic.
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