The Great Acceleration : : how the World is Getting Faster, Faster
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Introduction -- Permanent revolution -- Quick reactions -- Fast friends -- The art of acceleration -- Tomorrow's news today -- The pace of politics -- Time is money -- Planet express -- Racing to destruction? -- Conclusion: Fast forward.
Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our need for constant acceleration, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down--or even want to.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 390 pages ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
163286455X
9781632864550
SUBJECTS
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.