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The GOT Book Club
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Rereading this right now. It'll make you see your role in society in another entire dimension. Highly recommended.
In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. He argues that centrally managed social plans derail when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not -- and cannot be -- fully understood. Further the success of designs for social organization depends on the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge. The author builds a persuasive case against "development theory" and imperialistic state planning that disregards the values, desires, and objections of its subjects. And in discussing these planning disasters, he identifies four conditions common to them all: the state's attempt to impose administrative order on nature and society; a high-modernist ideology that believes scientific intervention can improve every aspect of human life; a willingness to use authoritarian state power to effect large-scale innovations; and a prostrate civil society that cannot effectively resist such plans.
In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. He argues that centrally managed social plans derail when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not -- and cannot be -- fully understood. Further the success of designs for social organization depends on the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge. The author builds a persuasive case against "development theory" and imperialistic state planning that disregards the values, desires, and objections of its subjects. And in discussing these planning disasters, he identifies four conditions common to them all: the state's attempt to impose administrative order on nature and society; a high-modernist ideology that believes scientific intervention can improve every aspect of human life; a willingness to use authoritarian state power to effect large-scale innovations; and a prostrate civil society that cannot effectively resist such plans.
TheFinnFan
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it will be puplished soon, i think inside of three weeks mate
Basil Fawlty
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It's not to everyone taste like but just started reading Camille by Voltaire, it's a really decent read so far, he's a funny guy for an 18th century political satirist
Thanks if you think on let me know, as having read the reviews of the Finnish language version it sounds very good .
ricardobee
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I'm just about to finish Moby Di ck (on the recommendation of GOT book club). It's taken me a while but I've loved it. I now know that to get the blubber off a whale at sea they stuck a hook in the skin and peeled it like an orange, amongst other useless facts. Might come in handy when I next pull a fatty.
Going to read Divine Comedy next, came in the post today. I also ordered Inferno by Dante at the same time (thanks amazon recommends) and just realised that inferno is the first part of Divine Comedy. Bellend.
Going to read Divine Comedy next, came in the post today. I also ordered Inferno by Dante at the same time (thanks amazon recommends) and just realised that inferno is the first part of Divine Comedy. Bellend.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Light bedroom farce ?Currently reading this
It is a bit robotic.
You need to get a copy of this, mate - Evenings with the Orchestra. Swear. Everything old is new again. It's about the conversations (and drama) that take place in the pit while half-ignoring the crap music they are stuck with night after night.
Berlioz was a funny dude. He could really write, not just music. He made more cash writing words than music, that's for sure.
We can both believe that. Read it. You will be in tears.
ricardobee
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*heads off to amazon*
summerisle
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Pat's Van
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watch out for the snakes chum
Dan Tanner
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Thanks for the recommendation , just finished it. Very good read, however I would say that you need a working knowledge of Hollywod directors, producers and actors from the late 60's and the 70's to be able to understand it.
Can't argue with you there. A lot of the films of that era are amongst my favourites so I'm quite familiar with the players mentioned and their body of work, so it does help to have an idea of who everyone is. Great point
Dan Tanner
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On another Hollywood book theme I read the David Niven biography "The Moons a balloon" years ago (good read) but only last week I finally picked up an old copy of his follow up "Bring on the Empty Horses". Not the greatest, but not a bad little book with some nice little stories of the old hollywoodland, Bogart, Gable, Flynn etc.. in there.
Pat's Van
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Flynn's auto-biog is ace