<strong>Paul Virilio</strong> is a challenging and original thinker whose work on technologystate power and war is increasingly relevant today. Exploring Virili... » 

Paul Virilio is a challenging and original thinker whose work on technologystate power and war is increasingly relevant today. Exploring Virilios maintexts from their political and historical contexts and case studies fromcontemporary culture and media in order to explain his philosophical conceptsIan James introduces the key themes in Virlios work includingspeedvirtualizationwarpoliticsart.As technological and scientific innovations continue to set the agenda forthe present and future development of culture communications internationaleconomy military intervention and diverse forms of political organizationVirilios unique theoretical and critical insights are of enormous value andimportance for anyone wishing to understand the nature of modern culture andsociety. «