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Book Synopsis''Original and delightful . . . [Mayr's] persuasive and beautifully written book is reminiscent of Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.''--American Historical Review.
Trade ReviewOriginal and delightful... [Mayr's] persuasive and beautifully written book is reminiscent of Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. American Historical Review
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Ackowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Authoritarian Systems
1. The Mechanical Clock, Its Makers and Users
2. The Rise of the Clock Metaphor
3. The Clockwork Universe
4. The Clockwork State
5. The Authoritarian Conception of Order
6. Rejection of the Clock Metaphor in the Name of Liberty
Part II. Liberal Systems
7. Imagery of Balance and Equilibrium
8. Attraction and Repulsion
9. Self-balancing Political Systems
10. Self-regulation in Economic Thought
11. Self-regulation and the Liberal Conception of Order
12. Self-regulating Mechanisms in Practical Technology
Notes
Illustration Credits
Index
