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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... transportation capacity created by the mass production of auto- mobiles ( since 1914 with Ford ) can become a social assault , a revolution sufficient and able to modify the citizen's way of life by transforming all the consumer's needs ...
... transportation , not in happiness— toward campsites , youth hostel / barracks ; camps everywhere , the great camp of territory . But isn't the Spanish Civil War about to be declared , and French non - intervention to become the tomb of ...
... transportation system , " to the revision of the myth of the personal automobile with the reorganization of cities . The solution to the transportation problem should lead to a radical transformation of State mechanisms through a ...
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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