Taylored Citizenship

Download or read book Taylored Citizenship written by Char Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-12-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miller shows how government institutions changed the meaning of American citizenship during the World War II era. He considers the state's role in creating concepts of citizenship and subjectivity by analyzing the application within military and educational institutions of systems of discipline associated with Frederick W. Taylor and scientific management. Miller also explores a neglected aspect of Michel Foucault's concerns about citizenship and subjectivity when examining the power of institutions and bureaucracies in creating and precluding political identities. Of particular interest to scholars and students involved with American political history and theory and the sociology of work/education/war and conflict.