The Social Production of Indifference [Paperback]

Michael Herzfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0226329089 | ISBN-13: 978-0226329086

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

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Review

"A small book packed with large insights". --Choice

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Michael Herzfeld is Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (October 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226329089
• ISBN-13: 978-0226329086
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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