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Alienation and Acceleration - by Hartmut Rosa (Paperback)

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  • Modern life is speeding up, constantly.
  • About the Author: Hartmut Rosa is Professor of Sociology in the Institute of Sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, and Director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany.
  • 144 Pages
  • Social Science, Sociology

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Modern life is speeding up, constantly. While the art of saving time reaches unprecedented heights through the introduction of ever-new technologies of communication and production, it nevertheless feels as though we are running out of time. In all Western societies, time scarcity is increasing and individuals report the impression of having to run faster and faster every year - not in order to get somewhere, but just to stay where they are.

In this short book Hartmut Rosa outlines his theory of social acceleration and uses it to analyze the causes and consequences of the temporal processes that characterize modern societies. He shows that modern temporal structures are governed by the logic of an acceleration process that defines the essence of modernity. He also develops a critical theory of social acceleration, arguing that acceleration leads to severe forms of alienation from time and space, from things and actions and from self and others, thus constituting a key obstacle to the realization of a 'good life' in late-modern society.



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"The urge to 'move fast and break things' has defined an enthusiasm for innovation as permanent acceleration in Silicon Valley and beyond. It has often been a human disaster and, even when not, a distraction from asking what makes for good human lives. In Alienation and Acceleration, Hartmut Rosa provides a much-needed account of what is going on, why, and what we can do to regain a sense of purpose in personal and social life."
Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University and Princeton University




About the Author



Hartmut Rosa is Professor of Sociology in the Institute of Sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, and Director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.43 Inches (H) x 5.39 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 144
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Publisher: Polity Press
Theme: Social Theory
Format: Paperback
Author: Hartmut Rosa
Language: English
Street Date: June 2, 2026
TCIN: 1007773373
UPC: 9781509572076
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-2367
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What does the book analyze about modern societies?

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