The Information Bomb by Paul Virilio (English) Paperback Book

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Virilio's exploration of the relationship between technology, speed, war and information technology weaves together a breathtaking worldview of horror, exhilaration and hope.

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"Civilization or the militarization of science?"With this typically hyperbolic and provocative question as a starting point, Paul Virilio explores the dominion of techno-science, cyberwar and the new information technologies over our lives ... and deaths. After the era of the atomic bomb, Virilio posits an era of genetic and information bombs which replace the apocalyptic bang of nuclear death with the whimper of a subliminally reinforced eugenics. We are entering the age of euthanasia.These exhilarating bulletins from the information war extend the range of Virilio's work. The Information Bomb spans everything from Fukuyama to Larry Flynt, the Sensation exhibition of New British Art to space travel, all seen through the optic of Virilio's trenchant and committed theoretical position.

Author Biography

Paul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with Braque and Matisse, as well as studying philosophy at the Sorbonne. In 1975 he was made director of the Ecole spéciale d'architecture in Paris. He retired from teaching in 1998 and now works with private organizations on projects to house the homeless in Paris. He has written many books, including War and Cinema, Open Sky, and Ground Zero.

Review

Anyone who has ever secretly wished that Foucault would get to the point will relish the sudden hooks and jabs of revealed sense. * New York Times *Virilio makes his prose do somersaults through flaming conceptual hoops, inventing new words to explain ideas that would be difficult to reach if the trip weren't so much fun. * Metro Santa Cruz *One of the most original thinkers of our time. * Libération *

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Virilio's exploration of the relationship between technology, war and information technology

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"Anyone who has ever secretly wished that Foucault would get to the point will relish the sudden hooks and jabs of revealed sense."- New York Times "Virilio makes his prose do somersaults through flaming conceptual hoops, inventing new words to explain ideas that would be difficult to reach if the trip weren't so much fun."- Metro Santa Cruz "One of the most original thinkers of our time."- Lib

Details ISBN1844670597 Author Paul Virilio Language English ISBN-10 1844670597 ISBN-13 9781844670598 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Imprint Verso Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title INFO BOMB Residence US Birth 1932 Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781844670598 NZ Release Date 2006-01-17 UK Release Date 2006-01-17 Pages 160 Publisher Verso Books Publication Date 2006-01-17 DEWEY 302.23 Audience Further / Higher Education AU Release Date 2005-10-23 Series Radical Thinkers Set 01 We've got this

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