The Rolling Apocalypse of Contemporary History
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When the Aftermath Network assembled in early 2009, our scholarly mission was based on a seemingly self-evident model of contemporary history. An economic crisis occurred in the fall of 2008. We would examine its aftermath, with special attention to its cultural dimensions. Crisis and aftermath, cause and effect: it seemed straightforward.
Date issued
2012Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and SocietyJournal
Aftermath: The Cultures of the Economic Crisis
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Williams, R. "The Rolling Apocalypse of Contemporary History". In M. Castells, J M. G. Caraça, and Gustavo Cardoso (Eds.). Aftermath: The Cultures of the Economic Crisis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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9780199658411 0199658412