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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... longer be stopped . After the conquest of the streets and the massacre of the Brown Shirts , the National Socialist motor will nonetheless come back to its ordinary drivers : the lower- and middle - class administrators ; the big ...
... longer able to “ advance . ” It no longer reached the Assault's superior speed , no longer won the race against death , against the engine of war . The voyage of the masses once more took them from the street to the rail road , the ...
... longer speak of a " class society " without questioning the poliorcetic schema of medieval society . This return to ... longer to exist . Sudden death is preferable to the slow death of he who is no longer welcome , of the reject , of ...
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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