| Language, Bureaucracy and Social Control Contributor(s): Sarangi, Srikant (Author), Slembrouck, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138836036 ISBN-13: 9781138836037 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 350 |
| Series: Real Language |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.98 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Language, Bureaucracy and Social Control explores the varying inter-relationships between language, forms of bureaucratic organisation and social control. The text provides a detailed examination of the discursive dimensions of some of the key techniques of modern power: the 'productive' surveillance practices of administrative and public service institutions. Special attention is paid to recent developments within the state domain and the private economy such as the introduction of consumerism and promotional practices in welfare institutions, and the spread of bureaucratisation in contexts such as banking and education. |