1st Edition
Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide From Mythos to Techne
By Michael Kimaid
Copyright 2015
208 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular political, economic and social interests, or by halting it altogether. By incorporating the ancient Greek myth of the Titanomachy as a conceptual metaphor to explore the elemental ideas of time and... Read more
Introduction 1. Modernity and Its Discontents 2. Modern Timespace 3. Technocratic Monoculture 4. Of Spectacles and Monuments. Conclusion: Unmappable Places.
Biography
Michael Kimaid is an Associate Professor of History and Geography at Bowling Green State University, Firelands College.
