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The control of society and the unruly

Anders Dunk
Review written by Anders Dunker
The Uncontrollability of the World
Forfatter: Hartmut Rosa
Forlag: Polity Books (Storbritannia)
THE LATE MOTHERS / People today are gaining more and more control over their surroundings – but are losing touch with the world. Where is the limit for measurements, quality assurances, quantifications and bureaucratic routines?




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Anders Dunk
Anders Dunker
Philosopher. Regular literary critic in Ny Tid. Translator.

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