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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... writes , " The State's political power ... ..is the polis , the police , in other words , highway surveillance " ( 39 ) . Indeed many core innovations in Search technology are sponsored by security interests ( state and otherwise ) ...
... writes , in discussing Bahktin , that " what most deeply holds together a community is not so much identification with the Law that regulates the community's ' normal ' everyday rhythms , but rather identification with a specific form ...
... writes an official emissary in 1916. Governments bargain over and hastily exchange their working - class cattle , bragging about “ their resistance to low temperatures , their sobriety and their aptitude for labor . " They dip heavily ...
Contents
THE DROMOCRATIC REVOLUTION | 27 |
From Highway Right to State Right | 49 |
Practical War | 73 |
Copyright | |
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