Bibliograph

Paul Virilio, Ian James

Type

Label

Paul Virilio, Ian James

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Paul Virilio

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ian James

Series statement

Routledge critical thinkers : essential guides for literary studies

Summary

Exploring Virilio's main texts from their political and historical contexts, and case studies from contemporary culture na dmedia in order to explain his philosophical concepts, Ian James introduces the key themes in Virilio's work., Paul Virilio is a challenging and original thinker whose work on technology, state power and war is increasingly relevant today. Exploring Virilio's main textsfrom their political and historical contexts, and case studies from contemporary culture and media in order to explain his philosophical concepts, Ian James introduces the key themes in Virlio's work, including: speed virtualization war politics art. As technological and scientific innovations continue to set the agenda for the present and future development of culture, communications, international economy, military intervention and diverse forms of political organization, Virilio's unique theoretical and critical insights are of enormous value and importance for anyone wishing to understand the nature of modern culture and society

Target audience

specialized

Classification