Polar Inertia

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.

Table des matières

Indirect Light
The Last Vehicle
Kinematic Optics
Environment Control
Polar Inertia

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Paul Virilio, Virilio Paul
• Collaboration: Patrick Camiller (Traduction)
• Edition: Sage Publications Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780761958024
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5802-4
• Pages: 112
• Thèmes: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society; Theory, Culture & Society (Har; Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society; Theory, Culture & Society (Har; Published in Association with
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Société; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; 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