The Information Bomb (Radical Thinkers)

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Paperback
2005
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Virilio's exploration of the relationship between technology, speed, war and information technology weaves together a breathtaking worldview of horror, exhilaration and hope.

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Virilio's exploration of the relationship between technology, speed, war and information technology weaves together a breathtaking worldview of horror, exhilaration and hope.

$19.67

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 146
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 21 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 1844670597
ISBN 13: 9781844670598

Media Reviews

Anyone who has ever secretly wished that Foucault would get to the point will relish the sudden hooks and jabs of revealed sense. - New York Times Virilio makes his prose do somersaults through flaming conceptual hoops, inventing new words to explain ideas that would be difficult to reach is the trip weren't so much fun. - Metro Santa Cruz One of the most original thinkers of our time. - Liberation

Author Bio

Paul Virilio studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, and trained as an artist in stained glass. In 1975, he was made director of the Ecole Special d'Architecture in Paris. His many books include War and Cinema and Open Sky, both from Verso.