Empires of speed : time and the acceleration of politics and society / by Robert Hassan.

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Hassan, Robert, 1959-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Supplements to The study of time ; v. 4.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (254 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004186859
9004186859
9789047444633
9047444639

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Empires of speed.DDC classification:

303.48/3301 22

LOC classification:

HM656 .H38 2009eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index.

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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.

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