Polar Inertia

Informationen zum Autor Paul Virilio is President Ecoloe Speciale d'Architecture, and author of Open Sky (verao); Art of the Motor (BFI); War and Cinema (Verso), amongst others. Klappentext Paul Virilio demonstrates how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. An instantaneous present has replaced space and the sovereignty of territory - everything happens without the need to go anywhere. Zusammenfassung Paul Virilio demonstrates how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. An instantaneous present has replaced space and the sovereignty of territory - everything happens without the need to go anywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis Indirect Light The Last Vehicle Kinematic Optics Environment Control Polar Inertia

Product details

• Authors: Paul Virilio, Virilio Paul
• Assisted by: Patrick Camiller (Translation)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780761958031
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5803-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: TCS, Theory, Culture & Society; Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society; TCS, Theory, Culture & Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > 20th and 21st centuries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, Social Theory, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Communication Studies, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Cultural Theory;Social Theory