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High-speed society

social acceleration, power, and modernity

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An edition of High-speed society (2008)

High-speed society

social acceleration, power, and modernity

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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"--Provided by publisher.

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Pennsylvania State University Press, Penn State University Press
Language
English
Pages
328

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Subjects

Social aspects, Speed, Time pressure, Time, Stress (psychology)

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High-speed society: social acceleration, power, and modernity
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Table of Contents

A law of acceleration / Henry Adams
The pace of life and the money economy / Georg Simmel
The new religion-morality of speed / Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
The mania for motion and speed / John Dewey
The motorized legislator / Carl Schmitt
Social acceleration : ethical and political consequences of a desychronized high-speed society / Hartmut Rosa
Is there an acceleration of history? / Reinhart Koselleck
The spatiotemporal dynamics of globalizing capital and their impact on state power and democracy / Bob Jessop
The contraction of the present / Hermann LÄbbe
Speeding up and slowing down / John Urry
The state of emergency / Paul Virilio
The nihilism of speed : on the work of Paul Virilio / Stefan Breuer
Temporal rhythms and military force : acceleration, deceleration, and war / Herfried MÄnkler
Speed, concentric circles, and cosmopolitanism / William E. Connolly
Citizenship and speed / William E. Scheuerman.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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University Park, Pa

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Dewey Decimal Class
304.2/37
Library of Congress
HM656 .H54 2008, HM656.H54 2008, HM656 .H54 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
328

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OL16885787M
Internet Archive
highspeedsociety00rosa_819
ISBN 13
9780271034164
LCCN
2008021775
OCLC/WorldCat
229445960
Library Thing
8009853
Goodreads
5477714

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