Empires of speed : time and the acceleration of politics and society /
Hassan, Robert, 1959-
Empires of speed : time and the acceleration of politics and society / by Robert Hassan. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (254 pages) - Supplements to The study of time ; v. 4 . - Supplements to The study of time ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index.
A new empire -- The first empire of speed : clock time modernity -- The second empire of speed : networked society -- Pathologies of speed -- Cyberculture : a culture of speed -- The speed of liberal democracy -- Time for politics : a temporalized democracy.
Explaining and comparing the rise and effects of the 'empires' of clock time and 'network time', Empires of Speedargues with power and clarity that our network society is hurtling fast through a volatile present into an increasingly precarious future.
9789004186859 (electronic bk.) 9004186859 (electronic bk.) 9789047444633 (electronic bk.) 9047444639 (electronic bk.) (harbdack ; alk. paper) (harbdack ; alk. paper)
9786612401336 10.1163/ej.9789004175907.i-254 doi
240133 MIL
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Time--Sociological aspects.
Information society.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
Temps--Aspect sociologique.
Société informatisée.
Technologie de l'information--Aspect social.
Ordinateurs et civilisation.
COMPUTERS--Information Technology.
Computers and civilization.
Information society.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Time--Sociological aspects.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM656 / .H38 2009eb
303.48/3301
Empires of speed : time and the acceleration of politics and society / by Robert Hassan. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (254 pages) - Supplements to The study of time ; v. 4 . - Supplements to The study of time ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index.
A new empire -- The first empire of speed : clock time modernity -- The second empire of speed : networked society -- Pathologies of speed -- Cyberculture : a culture of speed -- The speed of liberal democracy -- Time for politics : a temporalized democracy.
Explaining and comparing the rise and effects of the 'empires' of clock time and 'network time', Empires of Speedargues with power and clarity that our network society is hurtling fast through a volatile present into an increasingly precarious future.
9789004186859 (electronic bk.) 9004186859 (electronic bk.) 9789047444633 (electronic bk.) 9047444639 (electronic bk.) (harbdack ; alk. paper) (harbdack ; alk. paper)
9786612401336 10.1163/ej.9789004175907.i-254 doi
240133 MIL
bccb
Time--Sociological aspects.
Information society.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
Temps--Aspect sociologique.
Société informatisée.
Technologie de l'information--Aspect social.
Ordinateurs et civilisation.
COMPUTERS--Information Technology.
Computers and civilization.
Information society.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Time--Sociological aspects.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM656 / .H38 2009eb
303.48/3301