Late Modern Transformations : A Cultural History of Acceleration, 1960-2011.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hearn, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology--History.

Anthropology.

Ecology.

Progress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This book charts the accelerating dynamics and disruptions of transformative change between 1960 and 2011, focusing on themes of political economy and terrorism, culture and identity, and environment.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of illustrations and captions

Preface

Introduction: 'Die Wende': The late modern fin de siècle

1 'Play the Space': The transformative narratives of the Cultural Sixties

2 'Speed up the work': The global acceleration of neoliberalism

3 Discomposing sovereignties: Late modern war and terror

4 Something more: Cultural acceleration and memory culture

5 'A strange luminescence': Progress and nature

Conclusion: Welcome to the Anthropocene

Late modern transformations: Events and emblems, 1960-2011

Bibliography

Index.

ISBN:

1-350-59178-5

1-350-59176-9

OCLC:

1583177755