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The specialized society : the plight of the individual in an age of individualism

Title
The specialized society : the plight of the individual in an age of individualism / Fathali M. Moghaddam.
Author
Moghaddam, Fathali M.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997.

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Description
xii, 186 pages; 25 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and indexes.
Contents
1. Specialization and Ideals -- 2. Fachidiot and the Information Revolution -- 3. The Tyrannical Machine: Specialization in Academia -- 4. Specialization and Work: Rethinking Economic Limits to Specialization -- 5. Specialization and Third World Development -- 6. The Fragmented Community: Specialization and Civic Culture -- 7. Specialization, Economic Efficiency, and Moral Life.
ISBN
0275956709 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96033186
OCLC
ocm35145926
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries