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time-space compression: a standalone construct

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Human geography

the shrinking of felt distance and quickening of social life as capitalism speeds up transport, communication and turnover.

In human geography, time-space compression refers to the shrinking of felt distance and quickening of social life as capitalism speeds up transport, communication and turnover. This meaning comes from Harvey (1989) in The condition of postmodernity: an enquiry into the origins of cultural change.[1]

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References

Harvey, D. (1989). The condition of postmodernity: an enquiry into the origins of cultural change. Blackwell. ISBN 9780631162926

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