{"product_id":"hyperconnectivity-and-its-discontents-hardback-9781509554522","title":"Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents (Hardback) 9781509554522","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHyperconnectivity and Its Discontents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRogers Brubaker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509554522, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.544 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\"Bracing, stimulating, and recurrently insightful, Rogers Brubaker's exploration of ubiquitous digital connectivity is observant and often wise. He advances our understanding of technology's very mixed human implications, from distractions to deep transformations, and also the implications of how we use new technologies, knowingly and unknowingly.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Calhoun, Arizona State University (ASU) and London School of Economics (LSE)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this lucid, elegant book, Rogers Brubaker demonstrates that if you read hyperconnectivity through the lens of classic social theory, you'll better understand its costs and what to do about them. So when he considers the sociality of the web and our ever-lonelier hearts, his exploration leads him to the dangers of populism and a threat to democracy. He speaks to our moment.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherry Turkle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A]n informative and engaging overview of digitally intertwined life that does not sacrifice breadth for depth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“In this incisive, panoramic book. . . . Brubaker makes a compelling case for the pervasive ways that hyperconnectivity structures social life.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Forces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"a thoroughly detailed and informed book\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Journal of Psychotherapy \u0026amp; Counselling\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cogent and masterfully written . . . Rogers Brubaker gathers the reader around the lifted hood of hyperconnectivity to reveal the inner workings of this environment: its potential, its reality, its promise, its flaws, and its possible and probable futures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\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\u003eDigital hyperconnectivity is a defining fact of our time. The Silicon Valley dream of universal connection – the dream of connecting everyone and everything to everyone and everything else, everywhere and all the time – is rapidly becoming a reality. In this wide-ranging and sharply argued book, Rogers Brubaker develops an original interpretive account of the pervasive and unsettling changes brought about by hyperconnectivity. He traces transformations of the self, social relations, culture, economics, and politics, giving special attention to underexplored themes of abundance, miniaturization, convenience, quantification, and discipline. He shows how hyperconnectivity prepared us for the pandemic and how the pandemic, in turn, has prepared us for an even more fully digitally mediated future. Throughout, Brubaker underscores the ambivalence of digital hyperconnectivity, which opens up many new and exciting possibilities, yet at the same time threatens human freedom and flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyperconnectivity and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for everyone interested in the constellation of socio-technical forces that are profoundly remaking our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Selves\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Interactions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e\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":52441812336920,"sku":"9781509554522","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509554522.jpg?v=1785026640","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hyperconnectivity-and-its-discontents-hardback-9781509554522","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}