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Exorbitance : A Grammar of Overdoing.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connor, Steven.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Connor, Steven, 1955-.
- Excess (Philosophy).
- Excess (Philosophy) in literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Connor, Steven, 1955-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (372 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Although modern life provides many examples of exorbitance - of wealth, growth, information, ambition, consumption, violence - preoccupation with what is 'over the top' is not new.What is it about the idea of going unreasonably beyond what is reasonable that exercises fascination?.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- One: Introduction
- Part I: Physiognomies
- Two: Fit
- Three: Reach
- Four: Obsession
- Five: Ascesis
- Part II: Exorbitance Engines
- Six: Copia
- Seven: Desktop
- Eight: Exponentiality
- Nine: Glory
- Ten: Planetude
- Eleven: Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
- Backm Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Connor, Steven Exorbitance
- ISBN:
- 9781503646933
- OCLC:
- 1593361751
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