The Politics of Sleep: Governing (Un)consciousness in the Late Modern Age

Williams, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-03-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230223660

DOI: 10.1057/9780230305373

Dimensions: 203cm x127cm

Pages: 198