Publisher's Synopsis
Our obsession with speed is deeply entrenched in our cultures, politics and interaction with technology. Critically appraising the existing literature, this book examines the sociological treatments of speed. In a book that will be invaluable to both graduate students and scholars, Vostal deftly unpacks the notion as a life experience, the role it plays in reproducing capitalism and as a defining characteristic of modernity, bringing together areas that do not normally connect and enabling new cross-cutting perspectives. Shedding light on 21st century challenges, this is an excellent primer on speed and a unique 'map' of its multiple socio-technical and human dimensions.
