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The burnout society
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Author
Contributors
Butler, Erik, 1971- translator.
Status
Upper Skagit Library - New Nonfiction
302.1 HAN
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302.1 HAN
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Upper Skagit Library - New Nonfiction | 302.1 HAN | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
60 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Müdigkeitsgesellschaft.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-60).
Description
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality disorder. Byung-Chul Han interprets the spreading malaise as an inability to manage negative experiences in an age characterized by excessive positivity and the universal availability of people and goods. Stress and exhaustion are not just personal experiences, but social and historical phenomena as well. Denouncing a world in which every against-the-grain response can lead to further disempowerment, he draws on literature, philosophy, and the social and natural sciences to explore the stakes of sacrificing intermittent intellectual reflection for constant neural connection. -- Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Han, B., & Butler, E. (2015). The burnout society . Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Han, Byung-Chul and Erik Butler. 2015. The Burnout Society. Stanford, California: Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Han, Byung-Chul and Erik Butler. The Burnout Society Stanford, California: Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Han, Byung-Chul, and Erik Butler. The Burnout Society Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2015.
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