By Ben Agger
In his 1989 e-book, quick Capitalism, Ben Agger offered a framework for realizing late-20th century social difficulties. rushing Up quickly Capitalism, a sequel to his past ebook, assesses social adjustments because the finish of the Eighties caused by way of info applied sciences just like the web, that have quickened the velocity of daily life. In rushing Up quickly Capitalism, Agger assesses the impression of the net on recognition, communique, tradition and neighborhood, and evaluates the clients of democratic social swap. the place the sooner publication was once mostly theoretical, rushing Up applies severe conception to express themes reminiscent of web tradition, paintings, households, formative years, education, meals, the physique and health. even though indebted to quickly Capitalism, the sequel appeals to an viewers wider than theorists, together with empirical sociologists, social scientists and students in cultural disciplines.
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