David Tribe

The Rise of the Mediocracy

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1975, The Rise of the Mediocracy is exhaustive, disturbing, devastating, yet often very funny. It explodes the myth of meritocracy and the pretence of improved living standards.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032890128
• ISBN-10: 1032890126
• Artikelnr.: 70941094

Autorenporträt

David Tribe was an Australian secularist, humanist, and author of numerous books, articles and pamphlets. He was born in Sydney, Australia, grew up in Brisbane, and lived in the United Kingdom from the 1950s into the 1970s.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Theoretical 1. Myth of Meritocracy 2. Rise of
Democracy 3. Hereditary Privilegentsias 4. Collapse of Systems 5. Decline
and Fall of the Intellectual 6. Collapse of Authority 7. Philias 8. Rise of
Technology 9. Population Explosion 10. Problem of Bigness 11. Rise of
Bureaucracy 12. Decline and Fall of Liberalism 13. Rise of Sociology 14.
'The Medium is the Message' Part II: Practical 15. Redundant Religion 16.
Pusillanimous Politics 17. Rancid Research 18. Expendable Education 19.
Poisoned Professions 20. Bundled Business 21. Curbless Crime 22. Prostrate
Press 23. Blathering Broadcasting 24. Anarchic Architecture 25. Arid Art
26. Mangled Music 27. Lacklustre Literature 28. Filmic Flotsam Index