Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity by Marc Augé

Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity

Marc Augé with John Howe (Translator)

122 pages first pub 1992 (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for intellectually curious readers who enjoy delving into thought-provoking analyses of contemporary society's impersonal spaces and the subtle ways they shape human experience.

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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, computer and cash machines. This invasion of the world by what Marc Auge calls ‘non-space’ results in a profound alteration ...

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