High-speed society : social acceleration, power, and modernity / edited by Hartmut Rosa and William E. Scheuerman.

Other author Rosa, Hartmut, 1965-
Other author Scheuerman, William E., 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionvi, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A law of acceleration / Henry Adams -- The pace of life and the money economy / Georg Simmel -- The new religion-morality of speed / Filippo Tommaso Marinetti -- The mania for motion and speed / John Dewey -- The motorized legislator / Carl Schmitt -- Social acceleration : ethical and political consequences of a desynchronized high-speed society / Hartmut Rosa -- Is there an acceleration of history? / Reinhart Koselleck -- The spatiotemporal dynamics of globalizing capital and their impact on state power and democracy / Bob Jessop -- The contraction of the present / Hermann Lübbe -- Speeding up and slowing down / John Urry -- The state of emergency / Paul Virilio -- The nihilism of speed : on the work of Paul Virilio / Stefan Breuer -- Temporal rhythms and military force : acceleration, deceleration, and war / Herfried Münkler -- Speed, concentric circles, and cosmopolitanism / William E. Connolly -- Citizenship and speed / William E. Scheuerman.
Abstract "Examines the processes of acceleration in politics, economic, culture, and society at large. Focuses on why and how the high-speed contours of crucial forms of social activity now shape so many facets of human existence, and suggests possible responses"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008021775
ISBN9780271034164 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271034165 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HM656 .H54 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold