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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Civilization or the militarization of science?" With this typically hyperbolic and provocative question as a starting point, Paul Virilio explores the dominion of techno-science, cyberwar and the new information technologies over our lives ... and deaths. After the era of the atomic bomb, Virilio posits an era of genetic and information bombs which replace the apocalyptic bang of nuclear death with the whimper of a subliminally reinforced eugenics. We are entering the age of euthanasia. These exhilarating bulletins from the information war extend the range of Virilio's work. The Information Bomb spans everything from Fukuyama to Larry Flynt, the Sensation exhibition of New British Art to space travel, all seen through the optic of Virilio's trenchant and committed theoretical position. Book News Annotation:Stained-glass artist turned Christian and militant Virilio castigates
the domination of people's lives and deaths by techno-science,
cyberwar, and the new information technologies. He predicts that
genetic and information bombs will soon play the same role nuclear
bombs did during the Cold War. Some of the 14 short essays have
appeared in newspapers in Zurich and Vienna. There is no index, and
references are vague. The translator is Chris Turner.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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