The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster /
Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our need for constant acceleration, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down--or even want to.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury USA,
2016.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our need for constant acceleration, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down--or even want to. |
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| Physical Description: | 390 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and an index. |
| ISBN: | 163286455X 9781632864550 |