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The Politics of Sleep

Governing (Un)consciousness in the Late Modern Age

S Williams author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:29th Mar '11

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Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether.

"[Simon Williams'] scholarship is at its most exceptional."- Contemporary Sociology

"This carefully crafted book is beautifully written, providing an elegant and convincing argument of relevance for sociologists of health and illness, as well as sociologists of the body and those interested in broader structural issues associated with global capitalism." - Sociology of Health and Illness

ISBN: 9780230223660

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 355g

198 pages