In this seminal work, Paul Virilio conducts a sweeping analysis of perception in an age of astounding visual impact. Through a technical history of weaponry, photography, and cinematography, an account of key war strategists and movie directors, and a narrative that places pin-up girls alongside satellite feeds and ranges from Hollywood to Hitler's bunker, Virilio shows how military ways of seeing have transformed the world as we know it.
In this seminal work, Paul Virilio conducts a sweeping analysis of perception in an age of astounding visual impact. Through a technical history of weaponry, photography, and cinematography, an account of key war strategists and movie directors, and a narrative that places pin-up girls alongside satellite feeds and ranges from Hollywood to Hitler's bunker, Virilio shows how military ways of seeing have transformed the world as we know it.
A rich and suggestive analysis of military "ways of seeing"
Paul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with
Braque and Matisse, as well as studying philosophy at the Sorbonne.
In 1975 he was made director of the Ecole spéciale d'architecture
in Paris. He retired from teaching in 1998 and now works with
private organizations on projects to house the homeless in Paris.
He has written many books, including War and Cinema, Open Sky, and
Ground Zero.
A translator from Romanian, Spanish, German, French, and Italian,
Patrick Camiller has translated many works, including Dumitru
Tsepeneag's Vain Art of the Fugue, The Necessary Marriage, and
Hotel Europa.
"One of the most original thinkers of our time." Liberation
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