The future / Marc Augé ; translated by John Howe.

Main entry:

Augé, Marc.

Title & Author:

The future / Marc Augé ; translated by John Howe.

Edition:

English-language edition.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2014.

Description:

106 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

Verso futures

Notes:
Individual future and collective future -- Outlining the plot, expounding the intrigue -- Inauguration -- Self-denial or creation : Flaubert -- New fears -- Innovation -- Bet on the future : meaning, faith, science -- An educational utopia -- By way of provisional conclusion : the ethnologist and the adventure of knowledge.

Summary:

For Marc Augé, best-selling author of Non-Places, the prevailing idea of 'the Future' rests on our present fears of the contemporary world. It is to the future that we look for redemption and progress; but it is also where we project our personal and apocalyptic anxieties. By questioning notions of certainty, truth, and totality, Augé finds ways to separate the future from our eternal, terrified present and liberates the mind to allow it to conceptualize our possible futures afresh. Book jacket.

ISBN:

9781781685662 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1781685665 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781781685679 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1781685673 (hardback ; alk. paper)
(ebk ; UK)
9781781687185
(ebk ; US)
9781781685686

Subject:

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880. Madame Bovary.
Flaubert, Gustave 1821-1880 Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (Flaubert, Gustave)
Ethnology Philosophy.
Future, The, in popular culture.
Civilization, Modern 1950- Philosophy.
Future, The, in literature.
Ethnologie Philosophie.
Futur dans la culture populaire.
Civilisation 1950- Philosophie.
Futur dans la littérature.
Civilization, Modern Philosophy.
Zukunft
Literatur
Philosophie
Etnologi teori, filosofi.
Samhället teori, filosofi.

Added entries:

Verso futures.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288779
Call No.: BIB 230679
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit