| Description |
1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Ben Kafka offers a critical history and theory of one of the most ubiquitous, least understood forms of media: paperwork |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-177) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Public records -- History
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Government paperwork -- History
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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Government paperwork
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Public records
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Amtliche Publikation
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Öffentlicher Dienst
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781942130406 |
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1942130406 |
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