Empires of Speed :Time and the Acceleration of Politics and Society ( 1 )

Publication subTitle :Time and the Acceleration of Politics and Society

Publication series :1

Author: Hassan   Robert  

Publisher: Brill‎

Publication year: 2009

E-ISBN: 9789004186859

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004175907

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004175907

Subject: G201 information theory

Language: ENG

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Description

Explaining and comparing the rise and effects of the empires of clock time and network time, Empires of Speed argues with power and clarity that our network society is hurtling fast through a volatile present into an increasingly precarious future.

Chapter

Contents

pp.:  7 – 8

Introduction

pp.:  9 – 24

Chapter One A New Empire

pp.:  25 – 48

Chapter Four Pathologies of Speed

pp.:  105 – 130

References

pp.:  245 – 254

Index

pp.:  255 – 262

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