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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book draws on a variety of substantive examples from science,
technology, medicine, literature, and popular culture to highlight
how a new technoscientifically mediated and modified phase and form
of technosleep is now in the making – in the global north at
least; and to discuss the consequences for our relationships to
sleep, the values we accord sleep and the very nature and
normativities of sleep itself.The authors discuss how technosleep,
at its simplest denotes the ‘coming together’ or
‘entanglements’ of sleep and technology and sensitizes us to
various shifts in sleep–technology relations through culture,
time and place. In doing so, it pays close attention to the
salience and significance of these trends and transformations to
date in everyday/night life, their implications for sleep
inequalities and the related issues of sleep and social justice
they suggest.Â
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
This book brings together an unprecedented number and range of
contributions from different disciplines relating to sleep in one
comprehensive volume. The contributors explore the science of sleep
- what it is, what makes it happen and why we do it - as well as
the measurement of sleep, its importance for daytime performance
and its sociological and cultural aspects. Sleep disorders, sleep
quality and the importance of sleep for daytime performance are
also explored, as are the ways in which sleep can be affected by
medication and medical and psychiatric conditions. This
groundbreaking and insightful book will be of great interest to
students, academics and professionals in a wide range of
disciplines, and anyone else who wishes to discover more about this
fascinating topic.
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