Author: Taylor, Mark C., 1945-
Publication year: 2014
Format: Hardback
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780300206470 (hbk.) :
Notes: When did everything start moving so fast? Why does speed seem so inevitable? Is faster always better? Drawing together developments in religion, philosophy, art, technology, fashion, and finance, Mark C. Taylor presents an original and rich account of a great paradox of our times: how the very forces and technologies that were supposed to free us by saving time and labour now trap us in a race we can never win. Specialized.