Social Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity

by Hartmut Rosa

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Hartmut Rosa advances an account of the temporal structure of society from the perspective of critical theory. He identifies three categories of change in the tempo of modern social life: technological acceleration, evident in transportation, communication, and production; the acceleration of social change, reflected in cultural knowledge, social institutions, and personal relationships; and acceleration in the pace of life, which happens despite...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231148356

ISBN13:9780231148351

Release Date:June 2015

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:512 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Communication & Media Studies Deconstruction Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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