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Non-Places

An Introduction to Supermodernity

Author Marc Auge
Translated by John Howe
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On sale Jan 05, 2009 | 128 Pages | 9781844673117
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An ever-increasing proportion of our lives is spent in supermarkets, airports and hotels, on motorways or in front of TVs, computers and cash machines. This invasion of the world by what Marc Augé calls “non-space” results in a profound alteration of awareness: something we perceive, but only in a partial and incoherent manner. Augé uses the concept of “supermodernity” to describe a situation of excessive information and excessive space. In this fascinating essay he seeks to establish an intellectual armature for an anthropology of supermodernity.
Marc Augé is Director of Studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.
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An ever-increasing proportion of our lives is spent in supermarkets, airports and hotels, on motorways or in front of TVs, computers and cash machines. This invasion of the world by what Marc Augé calls “non-space” results in a profound alteration of awareness: something we perceive, but only in a partial and incoherent manner. Augé uses the concept of “supermodernity” to describe a situation of excessive information and excessive space. In this fascinating essay he seeks to establish an intellectual armature for an anthropology of supermodernity.

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Marc Augé is Director of Studies at the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.
Marc Auge View titles by Marc Auge

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    Non-Places
    An Introduction to Supermodernity
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  • Non-Places
    Non-Places
    An Introduction to Supermodernity
    Marc Auge
    9781804292600
    $19.95 US
    Paperback
    Verso
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