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UNINA9910460930403321 |
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Olson Richard <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Scientism and technocracy in the twentieth century : the legacy of scientific management / / Richard G. Olson |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Technocracy - History - 20th century |
Scientism - History - 20th century |
Management science - History - 20th century |
Technology and state - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Scientism among the Engineers; 2 Scientific Management Enters the Public Domain; 3 Taylorism Goes Global; 4 Technocracy during the Cold War, 1945-1990; 5 Technocracy/Scientism in the Developing World, 1900-2000; 6 Mitigated Scientism and Technocracy; 7 Continuing Concerns about the Role of Technical Expertise in a Democracy; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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This book examines twentieth-century scientific management and the role and influence of technocrats who have exercised power and formulated public policies by virtue of their specialized technical knowledge. |
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UNINA9910163291503321 |
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Autore |
Bronte Charlotte |
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Jane Eyre |
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Sheba Blake Publishing, 2013 |
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1 online resource (1545 p.) |
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Romance fiction |
Gothic fiction |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Jane Eyre is a gothic romance novel by Charlotte Bronte,́ published in London in 1847. It follows the willful and passionate orphan Jane through her neglected childhood, her education at a strict girls' school, her time as a governess, and her eventual romance with the troubled yet dashing Mr. Rochester. The central themes of Jane Eyre are morality, religion, social class and gender relations, but mainly passion and independence. The book might seem tame or out of date to modern readers, but it certainly caused a sensation at the time of its publication, yet it's still highly relevant and r |
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