Non-Places An Introduction to Supermodernity |
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Author:
| Auge, Marc |
Translator:
| Howe, John |
ISBN: | 978-1-80429-260-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
Publisher: | Verso Books
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Imprint: | Verso |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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An ever-increasing proportion of our lives is spent in supermarkets, airports and hotels, on motorways or in front of TVs, computers and cash machines. This invasion of the world by what Marc Augé calls “non-space” results in a profound alteration of awareness: something we perceive, but only in a partial and incoherent manner. Augé uses the concept of “supermodernity” to describe a situation of excessive information and excessive space. In this fascinating...
More DescriptionAn ever-increasing proportion of our lives is spent in supermarkets, airports and hotels, on motorways or in front of TVs, computers and cash machines. This invasion of the world by what Marc Augé calls “non-space” results in a profound alteration of awareness: something we perceive, but only in a partial and incoherent manner. Augé uses the concept of “supermodernity” to describe a situation of excessive information and excessive space. In this fascinating essay he seeks to establish an intellectual armature for an anthropology of supermodernity.