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The culture of speed : the coming of immediacy / John Tomlinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tomlinson, John, 1949-
- Series:
- Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
- Theory, culture & society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quality of life.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Inclusive and richly illustrated, this account of speed and culture provides an original, essential guide to one of the central features of contemporary culture and personal life.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Speed; 2 Machine Speed; 3 Unruly Speed; 4 The Condition of Immediacy; 5 Media; 6 Delivery; 7 Deceleration?; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-171) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611897789
- 9781446237854
- 1446237850
- 9781412912020
- 1412912024
- 9781281897787
- 1281897787
- 9781848607361
- 1848607369
- OCLC:
- 476205888
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