Language, Bureaucracy and Social Control explores the varying inter-relationships between language, forms of bureaucratic organisation and social control. The text provides a detailed examination of the discursive dimensions of some of the key techniques of modern power: the 'productive' surveillance practices of administrative and public service institutions. Special attention is paid to recent developments within the state domain and the private economy such as the introduction of consumerism and promotional practices in welfare institutions, and the spread of bureaucratisation in contexts such as banking and education.





About the Author
Authored by Sarangi, Srikant; Slembrouck, Stefan

Reviews
"Sarangi and Slembrouck have managed to squeeze an immensely complex subject matter into a concise, highly readable and instructive book." Discourse and Society, 1997



Book Information
ISBN 9780582086227
Author Srikant Sarangi
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Longman
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 719g
Dimensions(mm) 139mm * 216mm * 15mm