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Technocracy

Technocracy

Paul O’Connor

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2026
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781032561622
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In what is routinely described as a ’knowledge society’, this book argues that contemporary knowledge is systematically filtered and distorted by the requirements of the bureaucratic-managerial organisations that constitute the structural core of hypermodernity.

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