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Culture of the Slow (eBook, PDF)

Social Deceleration in an Accelerated World

Redaktion: Osbaldiston, N.

Beschreibung

Across the world, there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the tempo of modern life. Described simply as the 'slow phenomenon', this volume explores this new brand of living that entails not simply slowing down but an embracing of alternative activities that promote meaning, thoughtfulness, engagement and authenticity.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 1.28MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Barnaby B. Barratt, University of Cape Town, South Africa Kim Humphery, RMIT University, Australia Siv Lie, New York University, USA Charles Lindholm, Boston University, USA Angela Ragusa, Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia Martin Ryle, University of Sussex, UK Roberta Sassatelli, University of Milan, Italy Juliet B. Schor, Boston College, USA Kate Soper, London Metropolitan University, UK

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137319449
• Artikelnr.: 38278162