The sociology of speed : digital, organizational, and social temporalities /

There is widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be. This work argues that popular and scholarly claims about acceleration gloss over the complex relationship of technology, speed and time.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dodd, Nigel, 1965- (Editor), Wajcman, Judy (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Oxford Scholarship Online
Description
Summary:There is widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be. This work argues that popular and scholarly claims about acceleration gloss over the complex relationship of technology, speed and time.
Physical Description:xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.
ISBN:0198782853
0198782861
9780198782858
9780198782865
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198782858.001.0001