The Politics of Sleep Governing (Un)consciousness in the Late Modern
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
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Also by Simon J. Williams SLEEP AND SOCIETY: Sociological Ventures into the (Un)known DEBATING BIOLOGY: Sociology Reflections on Health, Medicine and Society (co-edited) EMOTIONS AND SOCIAL LIFE (co-edited) EMOTION AND SOCIAL THEORY GENDER, HEALTH AND HEALING: The Public/Private Divide (co-edited) MEDICINE AND THE BODY HEALTH, MEDICINE AND SOCIETY: Key Theories, Future Agendas (co-edited) MODERN MEDICINE: Lay Perspectives and Experiences (co-edited) PHARMACEUTICALS AND SOCIETY: Critical Discourses and Debates (co-edited) THE LIVED BODY: Sociological Themes, Embodied Agendas CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
The Politics of Sleep Governing (Un)consciousness in the Late Modern Age
Simon J. Williams University of Warwick, UK
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To the memory of my Dad, Alan George Williams (17 October 1920–31 January 2008), who lives on through me and my boys Jacob and Adam
Contents
Acknowledgements
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Introduction: The Politics of Sleep? 1 2 3
Restless Times: Wired Awake in Fast Capitalism?
x
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Vigilance and Virtue: Sleep, Citizenship and the Politics of Blame
26
(In)equality and (In)justice: The Rights and Wrongs of Sleep
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