Tyranny of the Moment

Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962 – 2024) was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He was among the most highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and his classic and accessible textbook Small Places, Large Issues remains a cornerstone in anthropology courses. His later books, including Overheating, tackled the important issue of climate change within the discipline.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Mind the Gap!2. Information Culture, Information Cult3. The Time of the Book, the Clock and Money4. Speed5. Exponential Growth6. Stacking7. The Lego Brick Syndrome8. The Pleasures of Slow TimeSourcesIndex

'I found myself both charmed and challenged. The subject is an important one, and Thomas Hylland Eriksen handles it with style, a light touch, and many amiable provocations'