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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George Ritzer |
| ISBN: | 0761988114 9780761988113 0761988122 9780761988120 |
| OCLC Number: | 53315154 |
| Description: | xiv, 309 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | An introduction to McDonaldization -- McDonaldization and its precursors : from the iron cage to the fast-food factory -- Efficiency : drive-throughs and finger foods -- Calculability : Big Macs and little chips -- Predictability : it never rains on those little houses on the hillside -- Control : human and nonhuman robots -- The irrationality of rationality : traffic jams on those "Happy trails" -- Globalization and McDonaldization : does it all amount to nothing? -- McDonaldization in a changing world : are there any limits? -- Dealing with McDonaldization : a practical guide. |
| Responsibility: | George Ritzer. |
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