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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.
Sommario
Introduction
National Institutions and Citizenship
Basic Training: The Military and the Construction of American Subjectivity"Pick Up a Pig and Walk": The U.S. Military's Early Adoption of Systems of Management
"The Ultimate Strength of the Army": Managerial Bureaucracy in a Nation at War
Tests and Nuts: Testing and the Organization of Citizens
"Different Breed of Cat": Military Intelligence and Intellect Militant
Harmonious Curriculums: Education and the Nation-StateIndustrial Subjects: Education and Efficiency
Expansive Perceptions: Pluralism and American Education
"Harness the Potential": World War II and the Organization of Education
"Trying to Get Hold of the Mental Process": Education, Mental Hygiene, and Individualism
ConclusionDiscipline and Citizen
Bibliography
Index
Info autore
CHAR ROONE MILLER is Assistant Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University. Professor Miller's articles have appeared in edited collections and scholarly journals.
