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The culture of speed : the coming of immediacy

Title: The culture of speed : the coming of immediacy / John Tomlinson.
Author: Tomlinson, John, 1949-
Publication: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2007.

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Description

180 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This stimulating and accessible book examines how speed emerged as a cultural issue during industrial modernity. The rise of capitalist society and the shift to urban settings was rapid and tumultuous and was defined by the belief in 'progress'. The first obstacle faced by societies that were starting to 'speed up' was how to regulate and control the process. The attempt to regulate the acceleration of life created a new set of problems, namely the way in which speed escapes regulation and rebels against controls. This pattern of acceleration and control subsequently defined debates about the cultural effects of acceleration. However, in the 21st century 'immediacy', the combination of fast capitalism and the saturation of the everyday by media technologies, has emerged as the core feature of control. This coming of immediacy will inexorably change how we think about and experience media culture, consumption practices, and the core of our cultural and moral values."--Pub. desc.

Series Statement

Theory, culture & society

Uniform Title

Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-171) and index.

Contents

The Cultural Significance of Speed -- Machine Speed -- Unruly Speed --The Condition of Immediacy -- Media -- Delivery -- Deceleration?

ISBN

1412912024
9781412912020
1412912032
9781412912037

LCCN

2007922448

OCLC

ocn154762820
154762820
SCSB-9480086

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library