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Max Weber Essay in Sociology Edited and translated by HH
Gerth and C Wright Mills London: Oxford University Press, 1946
In this classical theory of bureaucracy, the author saw its roots in the cultural traditions of Western rationalism As such, it is characterized by impersonal relations, hierarchy, and specialization
R Chackerian, G Abcarian Bureaucratic Power in Society
Chicago: Nelson Hall, Inc, 1984
BC Shton: Wheatsheaf Books, Ltd, 1988
The author argues that ”Bureaucracy is a political phenomenon”
(p ix), not a mere administrative occurrence
Eva Etzioni-Halevy Bureaucracy and Dean Paul, 1983
George C Roche Alehold of Federal Bureaucracy Old Greenwich CT: Devin Adair, 1983
Eugene Lewis Ae: Citizens, Constituents, Clients, and Victie MA: Winthrop Publishers, 1977
Michael Hanben and Ronda Hanben Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet A Netbook
columbiaedu/~rh120/ch106, June, 1996
Michael J A Howe, The Strange Feats of Idiots Savants, in Frage, 1989
”'Idiots savants' is the ternate mentally handicapped individuals who are capable of outstanding achievements at particular tasks” (p 5) He also mentions alternative labels: talented imbecile, parament, talented ament, retarded savant, schizophrenic savant, autistic savant Aive the exact page for any Chinese character in a 400-page dictionary; a 23-year old woe was assessed at 2 years, 9 months), with no musical instruction, who could play on the piano a piece of ht hum or play; a subject who knew all distances between towns in the USA and could list all hotels and number of rooms available; a person who knew Abraha Address but could not, after weeks of classes on the subject, say who Lincoln was or what the speech means
In The Degradation of the Dearithmic curve of the acceleration of history In 1909, Adams noted that between 1800 and 1900, the speed of events increased 1,000 times
Gerard Piel The Acceleration of History New York: AA Knopf, 1972
Nicolas Rashevsky Looking at History through Mathematics
Cae: MIT Press, 1968