Book review: The filing cabinet: a vertical history of information by Craig Robertson

DiBella, Sam (2021) Book review: The filing cabinet: a vertical history of information by Craig Robertson. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (16 May 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information, Craig Robertson presents a history of the storage and circulation of documents in early-twentieth-century US offices, showing how the filing cabinet reconfigured office architecture, working conditions and the very definition of information. Revealing the unspooling consequences of the adoption of the filing cabinet by US business, this enjoyable and well-presented book will particularly appeal to researchers exploring media materialism, writes Sam di Bella. The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information. Craig Robertson. University of Minnesota Press. 2021.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2021 10:24
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:10
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111316

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