Negative horizon : an essay in dromoscopy
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London ; Continuum, [2005].
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viii, 227 pages ; 20 cm
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London ; Continuum, [2005].
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Book - Regular Print
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-221) and index.
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" ... sets out Virilio's theory of dromoscopy: a means of apprehending speed and its pivotal - and potentially destructive - role in contemporary global society. Applying this theory to Western political and military history, Virilio exposes a compulsion to accelerate, and the rise of a politics of time - encapsulated in the importance accorded to speed - over territorial politics of space. Moving through human history from the cave paintings at Lascaux that depict the first hunters, through the domestication of animals and the building of the first roads, to the 'stealth technologies' deployed in contemporary warfare, Virilio shows how resistance to speed and movement has consistently been eroded, and the physical world adapted, in order to satisfy the urge to move further and faster."--book jacket.
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Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection | CB428.V5713 2005 | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Virilio, P., & Degener, M. (2005). Negative horizon: an essay in dromoscopy . Continuum.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Virilio, Paul and Michael. Degener. 2005. Negative Horizon: An Essay in Dromoscopy. Continuum.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Virilio, Paul and Michael. Degener. Negative Horizon: An Essay in Dromoscopy Continuum, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Virilio, Paul., and Michael Degener. Negative Horizon: An Essay in Dromoscopy Continuum, 2005.
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