Where did the craving for bureaucracy, endless rules and regulations come from? How is it that today we spend a lot of time filling out various forms? And is this really a clue to the essence of state violence? To answer these questions, anthropologist David Graeber explores the unexpected connections of modern man with bureaucracy and shows how these relationships shape our everyday life. This book is a collection of essays, each of which shows how directions, left criticism can develop, which, according to Graeber, the bureaucracy is sorely lacking.