Table of Contents

Foreword by J. T. Fraser.

Introduction.

1. The Illusion of Simultaneity.

2. From the Future to the Extended Present.

3. Cronos's Fear of the New Age.

4. Politics of Time: The Distribution of Work and Time.

5. The Longing for the Moment.

Postscript.

Notes.

Index.

About the Author

Helga Nowotny is Professor at the Institute for theory and Social Studies of Science at the University of Vienna and during the summer term is Professor for Social Studies of Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich.

Reviews

"Nowotny's reflections cover a wide range of topics and disciplines in a most stimulating way ... I am sure the book will appeal to a wide range of readers - but in particular, of course, to the growing number of students of time, history and the individual." (Time News)
"Nowotny brings together two of the hottest topics in the social sciences: temporal experience and the transition from modernism to postmodernism ... a crucial book for anyone who is interested in understanding contemporary society." (Choice)