High-Speed Society Social Acceleration, Power, and Modernity |
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| Editor:
| Rosa, Hartmut
Scheuerman, William E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-03417-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines the processes of acceleration in politics, economic, culture, and society at large. Focuses on why and how the high-speed contours of crucial forms of social activity now shape so many facets of human existence, and suggests possible responses.
Examines the processes of acceleration in politics, economic, culture, and society at large. Focuses on why and how the high-speed contours of crucial forms of social activity now shape so many facets of human existence, and suggests possible responses.