Nowhere: Space Time and Modernity

by Roger Friedland

Book Overview

The fall of the Berlin wall, the uprising at Tiananmen Square, the war in the Persian Gulf, the conflict in Bosnia--such events have been fundamentally affected by modern technology. As we become instant spectators of war, famine, and revolution, time and space assume new global meanings. This provocative volume presents an eclectic group of contributors who attempt to make sense of the "now" and the "here" that define the modern age.

The essays,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520080181
• ISBN13: 9780520080188
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"