Documents tagged with Rationalization

Alinsky - Rules for Radicals (1971) - Synopsis

Synopsis of Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (New York: Vintage, 1989; orig. publ. 1971). Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on September 10, 2007
  • jensenmk published this 06 / 10 / 2009
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Mabuse the Gambler and Metropolis: Cinematic Doppelgangers (Weimar Germany)

This essay compares two films from Fritz Lang - Mabuse the Gambler and Metropolis, both produced during the Weimar Republic. At the heart of each film lies the issue of modernity; this essay endeav...
  • emcoxe published this 05 / 31 / 2009
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Weber’s Conceptions of the Roles of Two Types of Individuals: the Politician vs. the Scientist

This paper is primarily interested in the great sociologist and philosopher Max Weber’s account of the characteristics of the politician and the scientist and the contributions each has made to mod...
  • jasonfx published this 04 / 06 / 2008
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