The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

by Robert Colvile
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

by Robert Colvile

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Overview

The Great Acceleration is an energizing account from a brilliant new writer of how our society is speeding up—and why we should embrace it.

In this revelatory study of modern living, Robert Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our rapidly accelerating need for change, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down . . . or even want to.

Exploring theories surrounding the effect of this speed on our minds and bodies, Colvile reveals how, contrary to gloomier predictions, living in a faster age might be beneficial for us, both physically and mentally. In addition to the universe of social media, he examines the opportunities that faster communication and operation could bring to everything from music, film, and books to transportation, politics, and government.

Comparing developments in cities and villages, advanced economies and underdeveloped countries, East and West, The Great Acceleration explains how the positives outnumber the negatives and, if this acceleration is truly inevitable, why we should rush to embrace it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781632864574
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 05/17/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 400
File size: 545 KB

About the Author

Robert Colvile is a regular commentator on politics, culture and technology. He has been UK news director at BuzzFeed, and head of comment at the Daily Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk. He has a master's in international relations from Cambridge, and previously produced an acclaimed report on the Internet's political impact.
@rcolvile

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Permanent Revolution 11

2 Quick Reactions 38

3 Fast Friends 75

4 The Art of Acceleration 109

5 Tomorrow's News Today 141

6 The Pace of Politics 171

7 Time Is Money 215

8 Planet Express 255

9 Racing to Destruction? 280

Conclusion - Fast Forward 313

Acknowledgements 327

Notes 329

Index 375

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