{"product_id":"alienation-and-acceleration-towards-a-critical-theory-of-late-modern-temporality-paperback-softback-9781509572076","title":"Alienation and Acceleration; Towards a Critical Theory of Late-Modern Temporality (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509572076","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlienation and Acceleration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTowards a Critical Theory of Late-Modern Temporality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHartmut Rosa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509572076, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 March 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1 cm, 0.181 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eAlienation and Acceleration\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Calhoun, Arizona State University and Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003eA Theory of Social Acceleration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003eSocial Acceleration and the Contemporary Versions of Critical Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE\u003cbr\u003eOutlines of a Critical Theory of Social Acceleration\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453418828056,"sku":"9781509572076","price":14.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509572076.jpg?v=1785284175","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alienation-and-acceleration-towards-a-critical-theory-of-late-modern-temporality-paperback-softback-9781509572076","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}