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The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster Cover Image Book Book

The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster

Colvile, Robert. (Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 9781632864550
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    390 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Social change
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► Summaries & More
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Introduction 1(10)
1 Permanent Revolution
11(27)
2 Quick Reactions
38(37)
3 Fast Friends
75(34)
4 The Art of Acceleration
109(32)
5 Tomorrow's News Today
141(30)
6 The Pace of Politics
171(44)
7 Time Is Money
215(40)
8 Planet Express
255(25)
9 Racing to Destruction?
280(33)
Conclusion --- Fast Forward 313(14)
Acknowledgements 327(2)
Notes 329(46)
Index 375

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