High-Speed Society: Social Acceleration, Power, and Modernity

by William E. Scheuerman

Everywhere, life seems to be speeding up: we talk of "fast food" and "speed dating." But what does the phenomenon of social acceleration really entail, and how new is it? While much has been written about our high-speed society in the popular media, serious academic analysis has lagged behind, and what literature there is comes more from Europe than from America. This collection of essays is a first step toward exposing readers on this side of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271034173
• ISBN13: 9780271034171
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"