Histories of human engineering : tact and technology / Maarten Derksen.

By:

Derksen, Maarten

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 270 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781107057432

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DDC classification:

150.19 DER

Summary: This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering, from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie's art of dealing with people, reveals the perpetual tension between the desire to control people's behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Derksen shows that human engineering only works when applied with tact.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS	நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor	150.19 DER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	275869

Includes bibliographies and index.

This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering, from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie's art of dealing with people, reveals the perpetual tension between the desire to control people's behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Derksen shows that human engineering only works when applied with tact.

Histories of human engineering : tact and technology / Maarten Derksen.

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