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Revolution of Directors (Революция Директоров). James Burnham. IN RUSSIAN. Burnham (1905-1987) was an American philosopher and political theorists and one of the authors of the theory of managerial revolution, according to which power in modern society passes to a new class of managers (senior engineers, managers). A prominent Trotskyist, he became a critic of Marxism, and leader of the American Conservative movement. While attending Oxford, one of his professors was J.R.R. Tolkien.
Chapters include: The Theory of the Durability of Capitalism; The Theory of the Proletarian Socialist Revolution; The Struggle for Power; The Theory of the Revolution of Directors; Directors Come to Power; The Economic Structure of a Directocracy; Totalitarianism and Directocracy; The Russian Experience of a Directocracy; The German Experience of a Directocracy; The Path of the USA.
Frankfurt: Posev (Посев), 1954. Wrappers (paperback), 161 pages. Scarce 1st Russian edition, as this book was published in mimeograph form. Overall good to very good.
