The Politics of Sleep
Governing (Un)consciousness in the Late Modern Age
Published on 29. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXVIII, 198 pages
978-0-230-22367-7 (ISBN)
Description
Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether.
Reviews / Votes
"[Simon Williams'] scholarship is at its most exceptional."- Contemporary Sociology
"This carefully crafted book is beautifully written, providing an elegant and convincing argument of relevance for sociologists of health and illness, as well as sociologists of the body and those interested in broader structural issues associated with global capitalism." - Sociology of Health and Illness
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Edition
2011
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXVIII, 198 p.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-22367-7 (9780230223677)
DOI
10.1057/9780230305373
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
SIMON J. WILLIAMS Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. He is author of ten books, including
Sleep and Society;
Medicine and the Body
and
Emotion and Social Theory
, innumerable journal articles and book chapters, and edits a book series with Routledge,
Critical Studies on Health and Society.
Content
Introduction: The Politics of Sleep? Restless Times? Waking up to 'Fast' Capitalism (Ir)Responsibility: Vigilance, Virtue and the Politics of Blame (In)Justice: The Rights and Wrongs of Sleep Unconsciousness/Unruliness: The Sleep of Reason and the Politics of.Release? Technoscientific Transformations: Sleep Science, Biomedicine and the Future of Sleep. Afterword: In Search of Sleep. References