Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-10-05
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 150
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Mia Wong recommended Liquidated by Karen Ho, and discussed The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber. Robert Evans discussed Hillbilly Elegy by J D Vance.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Utopia of Rules
The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber is an anthropological examination of bureaucracy, violence, and the way administrative systems shape modern society.
Discussed“Here I turn to the anthropologist David Greyber from his book, The Utopia of Rules. Quote, I think what happened is best considered as a kind of shift in class allegiances on the part of the managerial staff”
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Liquidated
Liquidated by Karen Ho offers an in-depth ethnography and history of Wall Street, examining the culture and practices of investment banking during the shareholder revolution of the 1990s.
Recommended“One of the best accounts of this era is from the anthropologist Karen Hoe in her book Liquidated and Ethnography of Wall Street. The book was a product of the fieldwork she did at a Wall Street investment bank in the9s. And I really cannot emphasize this book enough. This book is incredible. Everyone should read it.”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“And JD Vance started the response to that by summarizing the book Hillbilly Elegy. That was in fact the bulk of his response was him talking about who he is and where he comes from and then being like, "Yeah, I guess it's fine if Israel does whatever."”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Rise of the Red Engineers
“If you want to know more about the Red Engineers, we unfortunately do not have time to really go into them here, but see Joel Andreas's book, Rise of the Red Engineers, for the most famous treatment of them.”
Passing ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
“I've been recommended a little book that you can get for 20 bucks in Kindle form or it's like 30 bucks for the spiralbound, which looks pretty durable. I haven't received mine yet. Uh the ARL ham radio license manual, which is kind of what I was advised to buy and read through.”