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The Coming of Post-industrial Society

Name: The Coming of Post-industrial Society
Author: Daniel Bell

by Daniel Bell

1973•Documentary•507 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA heavy, slow-burning non-fiction book: grounded and inventive. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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"Published originally in 1973, Daniel Bell's The Coming of Post-Industrial Society was the first book to identify the structural changes in American society leading to the Information Age.".

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

ForecastingSocial predictionSocial historySocial conditionsHistoire socialeUnited states of americaNachindustrielle GesellschaftVeranderingsprocessen

Details

Author: Daniel Bell
Published: 1973
Pages: 507
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Source: Open Library

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