The Future
Published on 3. February 2015
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-78168-567-9 (ISBN)
Description
For Marc Auge, best-selling author of Non-Places, the prevailing idea of "the Future" rests on our present fears of the contemporary world. It is to the future that we look for redemption and progress; but it is also where we project our personal and apocalyptic anxieties. By questioning notions of certainty, truth, and totality, Auge finds ways to separate the future from our eternal, terrified present and liberates the mind to allow it to conceptualize our possible futures afresh.
Reviews / Votes
Unsettling, elegantly written and illuminating: essential reading. -- PD Smith, Guardian (in praise of Non-Places) A timely and original book. -- Patrick Wright (in praise of Non-Places) Auge's concerns are subtle and convincing in their selection. * Full Stop *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-567-9 (9781781685679)
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