Speed and Politics, new editionWith this book Paul Virilio inaugurated the new science whose object of study is the "dromocratic" revolution. 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 Politics presents 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 bodies" of soldiers, transport vessels, and now information and computer technology—are launched in a permanent assault on the world and on human nature. Written at a lightning-fast pace, Virilio's landmark book is a split-second, overwhelming look at how humanity's motivity has shaped the way we function today, and what might come of it. |
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... camp as a space of that exception . For Giorgio Agamben , the camp represents an extralegal territory , derived from its exceptional status as being both founded outside the normal juridical procedures of the State , and precisely ...
... camps , to which they send men without judgment , should warn us by their very medical designation : rehabil- itation has to do with the mechanical programming of invalid or handicapped bodies ; it claims to repair them . The ...
... camps that , in 1926 , receive their first volunteers , mixing , in the most moving manner possible , workers , peasants and students . The whole thing could have seemed ... camps , into death camps , in the 132 / Speed and Politics.
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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