The Resource The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
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The item The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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The item The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Permanent revolution
- Quick reactions
- Fast friends
- The art of acceleration
- Tomorrow's news today
- The pace of politics
- Time is money
- Planet express
- Racing to destruction?
- Conclusion: Fast forward
- Isbn
- 9781408840085
- Label
- The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster
- Title
- The great acceleration
- Title remainder
- how the world is getting faster, faster
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Colvile
- Language
- eng
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Colvile, Robert
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Technological innovations
- Technology and civilization
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and an index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
- text
- Contents
- Introduction -- Permanent revolution -- Quick reactions -- Fast friends -- The art of acceleration -- Tomorrow's news today -- The pace of politics -- Time is money -- Planet express -- Racing to destruction? -- Conclusion: Fast forward
- Control code
- p225761443
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408840085
- Media category
- unmediated
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) p225761443
- (Sirsi) p225761443
- Label
- The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and an index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
- text
- Contents
- Introduction -- Permanent revolution -- Quick reactions -- Fast friends -- The art of acceleration -- Tomorrow's news today -- The pace of politics -- Time is money -- Planet express -- Racing to destruction? -- Conclusion: Fast forward
- Control code
- p225761443
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408840085
- Media category
- unmediated
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) p225761443
- (Sirsi) p225761443
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