Speed and Politics

Name: Speed and Politics
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ISBN: 9781584350408

ISBN-10: 1584350407

ISBN-13: 9781584350408

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Paul Virilio, Mark Polizzotti, Benjamin H. Bratton

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Speed and Politics(first published in France in 1977) is the matrix of Virilio's entire work. Building on the works of Morand, Marinetti, and McLuhan, Virilio presents a vision more radically political than that of any of his French contemporaries: speed as the engine of destruction. Speed and Politicspresents a topological account of the entire history of humanity, honing in on the technological advances made possible through the militarization of society. Paralleling Heidegger's account of technology, Virilio's vision sees speed--not class or wealth--as the primary force shaping civilization. In this "technical vitalism," multiple projectiles--inert fortresses and bunkers, the "metabolic…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Semiotexte/Smart Art
Publication date: 10/13/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 174
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction: Logistics of Habitable Circulation



The Dromocratic Revolution



From Street Fight to State Right



From Highway Right to State Right



Dromological Progress



From Space Right to State Right



Practical War



Dromocrat1c Society



Unable Bodies



The Boarding of Metabolic Vehicles



The End of the Proletariat



The Consumption of Security



The State of Emergency


Notes