The book in question presents a theory about the transformation of capitalism into a new socioeconomic order. The author argues that traditional capitalism, characterized by private property and a class of owners who control production, is being replaced by a managerial society. In this emerging system, control over the economy shifts from the hands of private owners to a new class of professional managers and technocrats. These managers run the operations of large-scale production and organizations, effectively becoming the ruling class. The author suggests that this change is inevitable and is driven by the complexities of modern industrial technology and the need for specialized knowledge in economic management. The book explores the implications of this shift for the future of economic and political structures on a global scale.

A passionate analysis of the 1960s upheaval arguing that the era’s youth movements—students, hippies, and antiwar activists—represented a coherent challenge to modern technocratic society. It traces the revolt’s roots in institutional alienation and critiques of scientific rationalism and bureaucracy, showing how demands for personal autonomy, spiritual exploration, and new forms of community aimed at deeper changes in values and consciousness rather than only political reform. The work frames the countercultural surge as both a symptom of and potential corrective to the dehumanizing effects of industrial modernity.