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Elsewhere, U.S.A. by Dalton Conley (2009, MP3 CD) 
Elsewhere, U.S.A. by Dalton Conley (2009, MP3 CD)

 
Elsewhere, U.S.A. by Dalton Conley (2009, MP3 CD)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio Lib Edn
Publication Date: 2009-01-13
Language: English
Format: Audio
ISBN-10: 1423377656
ISBN-13: 9781423377658
Product ID: EPID70941888
Description: Sociologist Dalton Conley documents some of the irrevocable shifts which have marked American (and world) culture as a result of the rise of technology and consumerism. The title of the book refers to the incessant intermingling of publi...
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Synopsis
Sociologist Dalton Conley documents some of the irrevocable shifts which have marked American (and world) culture as a result of the rise of technology and consumerism. The title of the book refers to the incessant intermingling of public, private, and professional space that has accompanied our reliance on cellular and computer technology, and the resultant tendency to privilege "what's next" over "what's now." Conley also criticizes our consumer culture, which redefines products and services purely in terms of financial cost, and thus dissipates their real value. The gains we have made through technology, in terms of convenience and communication, remain fairly obvious, but this insightful book reminds us of what we might be losing, in terms of domestic and moral values.

Details
Publication Date:2009-01-13
Narrated by:Christopher Lane

Size
Height:7.5 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:0.2 in
Weight:2.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Examining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives. Simultaneous.

Industry Reviews
"ELSEWHERE U.S.A is about...not being here now, the loss of leisure time, the high cost of not working all the time for big wage-earners in the knowledge economy, the blurring of public and private space, the commercialization of everything..."
(01/19/2009)

"Conley is a lively...writer, and his book usefully summarizes all sorts of far-flung academic research..."
(01/25/2009)

"...Conley brings an astutely conditioned--and suitably jaundiced--eye to the task of tracking the permanently distracted self through its new placeless habitat."
(02/01/2009)

"Conley describes not only the rise of the familiar texting, instant messaging, e-mailing culture that has transformed the old 9-to-5 into the 24/7, but the underlying cultural and economic factors driving even high-paid workers to feel like they should be working more hours."
(02/04/2009)

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