Pressed for Time

Pressed for Time
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9780226380841
ISBN-13 : 022638084X
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Book Synopsis Pressed for Time by : Judy Wajcman

Download or read book Pressed for Time written by Judy Wajcman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pressed for Time, Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. She argues that we are not mere hostages to communication devices, and the sense of always being rushed is the result of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set rather than the machines that help us set them."--Jacket.


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