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An original vision and a pedagogical text on a major issue of our
time and, even more, of our childens. Goeran Therborn is University
Professor of Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden, and Professor
and Chair of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, UK. Arguably
the most important and certainly the most ambitious book of recent
sociology. Bryan Turner, Editor of the Cambridge Dictionary of
Sociology. Space weaponry, satellite surveillance and
communications, and private space travel are all means in which
outer space is being humanized: incorporated into society's
projects. But what are the political implications of society not
only being globalized, but becoming 'cosmic'? Our ideas about
society have long affected, and been affected by, our understanding
of the universe: large sections of our economy and society are now
organized around humanity's use of outer space. Our view of the
universe, our increasingly 'cosmic' society, and even human
consciousness are being transformed by new relations with the
cosmos. As the first sociological book to tackle humanity's
relationship with the universe, this fascinating volume links
social theory to classical and contemporary science, and proposes a
new 'cosmic' social theory. Written in a punchy, student-friendly
style, this timely book engages with a range of topical issues,
including cyberspace, terrorism, tourism, surveillance and
globalization.
An original vision and a pedagogical text on a major issue of our
time and, even more, of our childens. Goeran Therborn is University
Professor of Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden, and Professor
and Chair of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, UK. Arguably
the most important and certainly the most ambitious book of recent
sociology. Bryan Turner, Editor of the Cambridge Dictionary of
Sociology. Space weaponry, satellite surveillance and
communications, and private space travel are all means in which
outer space is being humanized: incorporated into society's
projects. But what are the political implications of society not
only being globalized, but becoming 'cosmic'? Our ideas about
society have long affected, and been affected by, our understanding
of the universe: large sections of our economy and society are now
organized around humanity's use of outer space. Our view of the
universe, our increasingly 'cosmic' society, and even human
consciousness are being transformed by new relations with the
cosmos. As the first sociological book to tackle humanity's
relationship with the universe, this fascinating volume links
social theory to classical and contemporary science, and proposes a
new 'cosmic' social theory. Written in a punchy, student-friendly
style, this timely book engages with a range of topical issues,
including cyberspace, terrorism, tourism, surveillance and
globalization.
In this book, a celebration of the work of the sociologist Peter
Dickens serves as the catalyst for exploring the relationship
between human 'internal nature' (our health and psychological
well-being) and 'external nature' (the environment on which we
depend and which we collectively transform). Across contributions
from Ted Benton, James Ormrod, Kate Soper, John Bellamy Foster and
Brett Clark, Graham Sharp, James Addicott, Kathryn Dean and Peter
Dickens himself, the book draws attention to alienation associated
with the promotion of different knowledges in late capitalist
production. But it also highlights the possibilities for generating
less alienated relations with our environment in the future. As
well as discussing the philosophical and theoretical issues
involved, the book contains contemporary case studies of
ultra-processed food, satellite farming, computerised thinking and
dark tourism.
In this book, a celebration of the work of the sociologist Peter
Dickens serves as the catalyst for exploring the relationship
between human 'internal nature' (our health and psychological
well-being) and 'external nature' (the environment on which we
depend and which we collectively transform). Across contributions
from Ted Benton, James Ormrod, Kate Soper, John Bellamy Foster and
Brett Clark, Graham Sharp, James Addicott, Kathryn Dean and Peter
Dickens himself, the book draws attention to alienation associated
with the promotion of different knowledges in late capitalist
production. But it also highlights the possibilities for generating
less alienated relations with our environment in the future. As
well as discussing the philosophical and theoretical issues
involved, the book contains contemporary case studies of
ultra-processed food, satellite farming, computerised thinking and
dark tourism.
Societies have always been formed in a relationship with the rest
of the universe. With rapid developments in satellite
communications and imaging, space exploration and tourism, military
space technology, and cosmology itself, relationships with outer
space are changing. These changes have inspired a wave of critical
academic work in recent years, re-examining the history, present
and future of outer space and the place of humans within it. This
handbook provides an in-depth exploration of major themes relating
to society, culture and the universe and will inspire and cultivate
debate in this exciting and burgeoning area of study for future
researchers and theorists. Bringing together scholarship from a
range of disciplines including geography, economics, history,
political science, sociology, philosophy, science and technology
studies, law, cultural astronomy, anthropology, media studies,
literature, psychosocial studies and art, it closely examines how
outer space is socially produced, experienced, perceived and
imagined, and the significance of this for terrestrial social life.
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