Polar Inertia

by Paul Virilio

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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. This book will be a key reference for students...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0761958037

ISBN13:9780761958031

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Length:112 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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