Polar Inertia

Examining how the here and now of space territory the body are beingredefined by new technologies and how this undoes simplistic versions of theglobalization th... » 

Examining how the here and now of space territory the body are beingredefined by new technologies and how this undoes simplistic versions of theglobalization thesis Paul Virilio demonstrates how technology has made inertiathe defining condition of modernity. An instantaneous present has replacedspace and the sovereignty of territory everything happens without the need togo anywhere. This book will be a key reference for students and scholars of thelatest thinking in social theory. «