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Paul Virilio shows how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. He argues that the real time of action at a distance through telecommunication has replaced the real space of immediate action.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Virilio, Paul
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the French.
Published: London : SAGE, 2000.
Series:Theory, culture & society.
Subjects:
Space and time.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Paul Virilio shows how technology has made inertia the defining condition of modernity. He argues that the real time of action at a distance through telecommunication has replaced the real space of immediate action.
Physical Description:1 online resource (103 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781446218099 (ebook) :