The Future - (Futures) by Marc Auge (Paperback)

Name: The Future - (Futures) by Marc Auge (Paperback)
Brand: Verso
SKU: 1006480182
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For Marc Augé, best-selling author of Non-Places, the prevailing idea of "the Future" rests on our present fears of the contemporary world.
About the Author: Marc Augé is Director of Studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.
112 Pages
Social Science, Anthropology
Series Name: Futures

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Book Synopsis

For Marc Augé, best-selling author of Non-Places, the prevailing idea of "the Future" rests on our present fears of the contemporary world. It is to the future that we look for redemption and progress; but it is also where we project our personal and apocalyptic anxieties. By questioning notions of certainty, truth, and totality, Augé finds ways to separate the future from our eternal, terrified present and liberates the mind to allow it to conceptualize our possible futures afresh.

Review Quotes

Praise for Marc Augé's Non-Places

"Unsettling, elegantly written and illuminating: essential reading."
--PD Smith, Guardian

"A timely and original book."
--Patrick Wright

About the Author

Marc Augé is Director of Studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. His many books include Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity and The Future.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .3 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 112

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Anthropology

Series Title: Futures

Publisher: Verso

Theme: Cultural & Social

Format: Paperback

Author: Marc Auge

Language: English

Street Date: February 3, 2015

TCIN: 1006480182

UPC: 9781781685662

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-0671

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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