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Publicado por The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: Underground Books, ABAA, Carrollton, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xiii, 290pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: "It's like the story of Little Town," an influential actor says in Rationality and Power when choosing a metaphor to describe how he manipulated rationality to gain power, "The bell ringer . . . has to set the church clock. So he calls the telephone exchange and asks what time it is, and the telephone operator looks out the window towards the church clock and says, 'It's five o'clock.' 'Good,' says the bell ringer, 'then my clock is correct.'" In the Enlightenment tradition, rationality is considered well-defined, independent of context; we know what rationality is, and its meaning is constant across time and space. Bent Flyvbjerg shows that rationality is context-dependent and that the crucial context is determined by decision-makers' power. Power blurs the dividing line between rationality and rationalization. The result is a rationality that is often as imaginary as the time in Little Town, yet with very real social and environmental consequences. Flyvbjerg takes us behind the scenes to uncover the real politicsâ "and real rationalityâ "of policy-making, administration, and planning in an internationally acclaimed project for environmental improvement, auto traffic reduction, land use, and urban renewal. The action takes place in the Danish city of Aalborg, but it could be anywhere. Aalborg is to Flyvbjerg what Florence was to Machiavelli: a laboratory for understanding power and what it means for our more general concerns of social and political organization. Policy-making, administration, and planning are examined in ways that allow a rare, in-depth understanding. The reader is a firsthand witness to the classic, endless drama that defines what democracy and modernity are, and what they can be. The result is a fascinating narrative that is both concrete and general, current and timeless. Drawing on the ideas of Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Foucault, and Habermas, Flyvbjerg reads the Aalborg case as a metaphor of modernity and of modern politics, administration, and planning. Flyvbjerg uncovers the interplay of power and rationality that distorts policy deliberation. He demonstrates that modern "rationality" is but an ideal when confronted with the real rationalities involved in decision making by central actors in government, economy, and civil society. Flyvbjerg then elaborates on how this problem can be dealt with so that more fruitful deliberation and action can occur. If the new millennium marks a recurrence of the real, Flyvbjerg's Rationality and Power epitomizes this development, setting new standards for social and political inquiry. Richly informed, powerfully argued, and clearly written, this is a book that no one trying to understand policy-making, administration, and planning can afford to overlook.(Publisher).
Publicado por Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: New.
Publicado por Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Small ink marks on 2 pages ; 5.99 X 0.49 X 8.97 inches; 212 pages.
Publicado por Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press 1998-02-12, Chicago, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: Blackwell's, London, Reino Unido
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paperback. Condición: New. Language: ENG.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Libro Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. 290 pp., xiii. '3' in number line. Stated: "The current English translation is a revised and updated version of the original Danish book [1991]". Following the Preface and Map of Downtown Aalborg, Contents divided into 20 Essays: 1. "In Some Remote Corner of the Universe"; 2. "The Aalborg Project"; 3. "Bacon and Nietzsche Come to Northern Jutland"; 4. "Power Defines Reality"; 5. "Rationality as Frozen Politics"; 6. "The Rationality of Resistance"; 7. "The Weakness of the Better Argument"; 8. "The Longue Duree of Power"; 9/ "Rationality in the Context of Power"; 10. "Interpretation over Truth"; 11. "Antagonistic Reactions at Play"; 12. "Farewell to Reason"; 13. "The Dream Plan"; 14. "Knowledge Kills Action"; 15. "Minutiae Matter"; 16. "Myths Die Hard"; 17. "Exit the Innovators"; 18. "A Single Drama . . . with an Endless Play of Dominations"; 19. "Reality Check"; 20. "Power Has a Rationality that Rationality Does Not Know"; Postscript, p. 237; Appendix A: Main Actors in the Aalborg Project, pp. 240-241; Appendix B: Chronology of the Aalborg Project, pp. 243-244; Appendix C: Elements in the Original Aalborg Project, pp. 245-248 \v; Notes, pp. 249-276; Index, pp. 277-290. Glossy wrappers with purple gradual shading from dark to light down the front cover; title lettering in white and black; author name lettering in white letters at top right front cover. Essentially, as you could find it on the shelf of your favorite Indie bookstore. UNREAD.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: New.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Cambridge Univ Pr, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Publicado por Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
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Condición: New.
Publicado por Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
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Condición: New.
Publicado por Cambridge University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
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Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Cambridge Univ Pr, 2001
ISBN 10: 052177568XISBN 13: 9780521775687
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Publicado por University of Chicago Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
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Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998
ISBN 10: 0226254518ISBN 13: 9780226254517
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.