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16%OFFJudy Wajcman - Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism - 9780226380841 - V9780226380841
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism

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Description for Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and information that we'll be free to do other things? Isn't technology supposed to make our lives easier? In Pressed for Time, Judy Wajcman ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226380841
SKU
V9780226380841
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About Judy Wajcman
Judy Wajcman is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, the author of TechnoFeminism, and the coauthor of The Social Shaping of Technology and The Politics of Working Life.

Reviews for Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism
For all those who experience the time pressure paradox ever more technological devices promising time-saving efficiency while feeling ever more harried this brilliantly written book offers a fresh look at the temporal landscape in the digital age. It rejects the technological promise of speed as the ultimate telos of innovation and the perspective that we are all temporal victims of ... Read more

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