The politics of sleep: governing (un)consciousness in the late modern age
Williams, Simon J.
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. 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.' INDICE: 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 ofb&Release? - Technoscientific Transformations: Sleep Science, Biomedicine and the Future of Sleepb& - Afterword: In Search of Sleepb& - References
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22366-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido