Polar Inertia

By:

Paul Virilio

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Paperback / softback

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Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society

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A critical inquiry into the relations of space, time and technology. Paul Virilio shows how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. He argues that the real time of "action at a distance" through telecommunication has replaced the real space of immediate action. Everything now happens without the need to go anywhere. This redefinition seeks to undo simplistic versions of the globalisation thesis. The author's relentless, sceptical gaze focuses on space, territory, and the body and considers Venetian gondolas, NASA technology, the Lumiere cinema and particle accelerators.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

November 1st, 1999

Author

Paul Virilio

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

112

Series

Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society

Dimensions

156x234x5

ISBN-13

9780761958031

Product ID

2067101

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