Futurism of the Instant
"One of the most verbally exuberant of modern philosophers."
The Guardian"Paul Virilio has long been one of the most fascinating and provocative thinkers of our contemporary moment."
Douglas Kellner, UCLA"If Walter Benjamin had one true intellectual descendant who extended his inquiries into the second half of the twentieth century, this must be Paul Virilio."
Lev Manovich, author of The New Media
With around 645 million people expected to be displaced D by wars and other catastrophes D by 2050, Virilio begins The Futurism of the Instant by looking at the future of human settlement and migration through the evolution of the city. Les mer
This previously unimaginable prospect is brought closer by the accident of an instant that wipes out all distinction between past, present and future within the black hole of globalized interconnectivity.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Polity Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 100
- ISBN
- 9780745648637
- Utgivelsesår
- 2010
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
"One of the most verbally exuberant of modern philosophers."
The Guardian"Paul Virilio has long been one of the most fascinating and provocative thinkers of our contemporary moment."
Douglas Kellner, UCLA"If Walter Benjamin had one true intellectual descendant who extended his inquiries into the second half of the twentieth century, this must be Paul Virilio."
Lev Manovich, author of The New Media