Availability:In StockContributor:Paul Virilio, Chris Turner (Translator)Publish date:10/17/2002Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:VersoISBN-13:9781859844168ISBN-10:1859844162UPC:9781859844168Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:WorldSize:8.18 x 4.36 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC9ZAPFHPZ
Ground Zero
How would it be if what we take for human advance were simply a technological progress that literally leaves us out of its equations? What if progress is not humanity striking out bravely towards the future, but an ultimately destructive force? In a remarkable tour d'horizon, Paul Virilio paints a bleak picture of current scientific, cultural, social and political values. Art has succumbed to the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VersoISBN-13:9781859844168ISBN-10:1859844162UPC:9781859844168Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:WorldSize:8.18 x 4.36 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC9ZAPFHPZ
Paul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with Braque and Matisse, as well as studying philosophy at the Sorbonne. In 1975 he was made director of the Ecole spéciale d'architecture in Paris. He retired from teaching in 1998 and now works with private organizations on projects to house the homeless in Paris. He has written many books, including War and Cinema, Open Sky, and...
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