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The Impulse Society

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Impulse Society

By Paul Roberts

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About the book

What do soaring debt, endemic narcissism, road rage, political attack ads and killer drones share in common? All are symptoms of a society that moves, reflexively and relentlessly, to exploit the fastest, most efficient means to any end, without regard to cost. This is the `impulse society' in which we live.In every facet of postindustrial society - the way we eat, the way we communicate and entertain, the way we work, the way we court lovers and raise children, educate and govern - technology a...Show more

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9781408864272

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2015

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1

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The Impulse Society

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Paperback

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