Pressed for time : the acceleration of life in digital capitalism
[Here], Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. She argues that we are not mere hostages to communication devices, and the sense of always being rushed is the result of the priorities and parameters we ourse...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | [Here], Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. She argues that we are not mere hostages to communication devices, and the sense of always being rushed is the result of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set rather than the machines that help us set them. ..."--Book jacket. |
| Physical Description: | x, 215 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-210) and index. |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2015.
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| ISBN: | 9780226196473 (cloth : alk. paper) 022619647X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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HM656 .W35 2015 |
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| HM656 .W35 2015 | Available Place a Hold |