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Pressed for Time

Paperback • 2016 • English

Pressed for Time

By Judy Wajcman

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About the book

The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and information that we'll be free to do other thi...Show more

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ISBN

9780226380841

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Pressed for Time

Format

Paperback

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