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The demon of writing : powers and failures of paperwork /

Ben Kafka offers a critical history and theory of one of the most ubiquitous, least understood forms of media: paperwork.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kafka, Ben
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Zone Books, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The psychic life of paperwork
  • I. The disciplined state : The National Assembly doesn't give a damn ; Shareholders in the great social enterprise ; The disciplined state ; A stranger to everything happening
  • II. The demon of writing : The demon of writing ; The physical impossibility of doing otherwise ; Tiresome details, barbarous concision ; As simple as it was bizarre ; Matter, form, and power
  • III. The state of want : Writing and indifference ; Women and white paper ; Is Tocqueville kidding? ; A bitter joke
  • IV. The bureaucratic medium : The case of Inspector von Zuccalmaglio ; Smashing ; Mistakes are made ; Withdrawal slip ; From the desk of Roland Barthes
  • g Conclusion : The wish-utensil.