Polar Inertia (Paperback)

'If you've ever felt like we're going nowhere fast, and you'd like to know why - preferably sometime before you die - read this book' - James Der Derian, Brown University and UMASS/Amherst Examining how the 'here and now' of space, territory, the body, are being redefined by new technologies and how this undoes simplistic versions of the globalization thesis, Paul Virilio demonstrates how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. An instantaneous present has replaced space and the sovereignty of territory; everything happens without the need to go anywhere.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Paul Virilio
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-7619-5803-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7619-5803-7
Barcode:	9780761958031

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