| Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems: Advancing the Sociological Imagination Contributor(s): Phillips, Bernard S. (Author), Knottnerus, J. David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594516537 ISBN-13: 9781594516535 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: On this fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Mills's The Sociological Imagination, the "bureaucratic ethos" that he described has continued to escalate. The 11 authors of this book carry further and systematically develop Mills's broad vision of the scientific method as they analyze escalating bureaucratic barriers that prevent us from solving our many pressing social, environmental, and economic problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 302.35 |
| LCCN: 2008044769 |
| Series: Advancing the Sociological Imagination |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills, the 'bureaucratic ethos' that he described continues to define our world more than ever before. In Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems eleven contributors systematically continue and develop Mills' broad vision of the scientific method. They analyse escalating bureaucratic barriers that prevent us from solving our many pressing social, environmental, and economic problems. |
