Seeing like a state : how certain schemes to improve the human condition have failed
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Scott, James C.,
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New Haven ; Yale University Press, 2020.
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Veritas paperback edition.
ISBN
9780300246759, 0300246757
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xiv, 445 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, 2020.
Edition
Veritas paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780300246759, 0300246757

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"A Veritas paperback."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-434) and index.
Description
"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades."--,John Gray, New York Times Book Review.

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Authoritarianism.
Central planning -- Social aspects.
Social engineering.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Scott, J. C. (2020). Seeing like a state: how certain schemes to improve the human condition have failed (Veritas paperback edition.). Yale University Press.

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Scott, James C.. 2020. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. Yale University Press.

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Scott, James C.. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Yale University Press, 2020.

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Scott, James C.. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Veritas paperback edition., Yale University Press, 2020.

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