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020 $a9780415576048 (hbk)
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050 00 $aHM479.V57$b.L34 2014
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084 $aPOL035010$aPOL035000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aLacy, Mark J.
245 10 $aSecurity, technology and global politics :$bthinking with Virilio /$cMark Lacy.
264 1 $aLondon :$bRoutledge,$c[2014]
300 $a158 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aPRIO new security studies
520 $a"This book analyses some of the key problems explored in Paul Virilio's theorising on war and security.Virilio is one of the most challenging and provocative critics of technology, war and globalisation. While many commentators focus on the new possibilities for mobility and communication in an interconnected world, Virilio is interested in the role that technology and security play in the shaping of our bodies and how we come to see the world -- what he terms the 'logistics of perception'. Security, Technology and Global Politics explores Virilio's work in this area, with each chapter using examples from popular culture -- from video games and on-line graphic novels, to films from around the world - as a starting point from which the author goes on to develop a critical engagement with Virilio's work. One of the key themes that emerge from this analysis is the importance of the idea of 'disappearance' -- the aesthetics of disappearance or the politics of disappearance. The book argues that the politics of disappearance provides a disturbing and insightful introduction to the key questions posed by politics of security in the twenty-first century.This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, political theory, sociology, political geography, cultural studies and IR in general. "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
600 10 $aVirilio, Paul.
650 0 $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aWar and society.
650 0 $aSecurity, International$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aTechnology$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aGlobalization$xSocial aspects.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh