The Utopia of Rules

On Technology, Stupidity and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

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Publicado el 24 de febrero de 2015 por Melville House, Melville House Publishing.

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978-1-61219-374-8
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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy is a 2015 book by anthropologist David Graeber about how people "relate to" and are influenced by bureaucracies. Graeber previously wrote Debt: The First 5000 Years and The Democracy Project, and was an organizer behind Occupy Wall Street. Graeber signed a book deal with Melville House toward the end of 2014, and The Utopia of Rules was released on February 24, 2015.

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reseñó The Utopia of Rules de David Graeber

Solid Analysis of the Rise of Bureaucracy in Pricate and Public Spheres

Graeber is always a delight to read, even when he's just rambling on about some anthropological anecdote.

This is probably one of Graeber's more accessible books, in so far as it's not a massive tome to read through and sticks relatively closely to the thesis.

Particularly enjoyed the penultimate essay, relating play, games and bureaucracy in an attempt to clarify why anyone would even desire bureaucracy in the first place.