The Timespace of Human Activity: On Performance, Society, and History as Indeterminate Teleological Events

by Theodore R. Schatzki

Book Overview

This book shows that a concept of activity timespace drawn from the work of Martin Heidegger provides new insights into the nature of activity, society, and history. Although the book is a work of theory, it has significant implications for the determination and course, not just of activity, but of sociohistorical change as well.

Drawing on empirical examples, the book argues (1) that timespace is a key component of the overall space and time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739142682
• ISBN13: 9780739142684
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"