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 Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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- 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
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- 9781632864550
- 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
- Title variation
- How the world is getting faster, faster
- Subject
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- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- trueHuman behavior
- Social change
- trueSocial change
- Social prediction
- trueSocial prediction
- trueTechnological innovations -- Social aspects
- Technological innovations -- Social aspects
- trueTechnology and civilization
- Technology and civilization
- 2000-2099
- 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
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- 10495074
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
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- Colvile, Robert
- Dewey number
- 303.483
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB478
- LC item number
- .C65 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Technological innovations
- Technology and civilization
- Civilization, Modern
- Social change
- Social prediction
- Civilization, Modern
- Social change
- Social prediction
- Technological innovations
- Technology and civilization
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- how the world is getting faster, faster
- Label
- The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and index
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- text
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- 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
- 1741055
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781632864550
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781632864550
- (OCoLC)918283842
- Label
- The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster, Robert Colvile
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- 1741055
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 390 pages
- Isbn
- 9781632864550
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781632864550
- (OCoLC)918283842
Subject
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- trueHuman behavior
- Social change
- trueSocial change
- Social prediction
- trueSocial prediction
- trueTechnological innovations -- Social aspects
- Technological innovations -- Social aspects
- trueTechnology and civilization
- Technology and civilization
- 2000-2099
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