The Managerial Revolution

by James Burnham · 1941

James Burnham's 1941 study of political and economic change.

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Author of The Managerial Revolution and The Machiavellians.

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Direct captions around 01:01:54–01:04:23 identify The Managerial Revolution as Burnham's first book in the sequence. Book identity and 1941 publication metadata are matched to Open Library work OL3272673W.

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