{"product_id":"into-the-universe-of-technical-vilm-flusser-9780816670215","title":"Into the Universe of Technical Images","description":"Poised between hope and despair for a humanity facing an urgent communication crisis, this work by Vil駑 Flusser forecasts either the first truly human, infinitely creative society in history or a society of unbearable, oppressive sameness, locked in a pattern it cannot change. First published in German in 1985 and now available in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eInto the Universe of Technical\u003c\/i\u003e Images outlines the history of communication technology as a process of increasing abstraction. \u003cbr\u003eFlusser charts how communication evolved from direct interaction with the world to mediation through various technologies. The invention of writing marked one significant shift; the invention of photography marked another, heralding the current age of the technical image. The automation of the processing of technical images carries both promise and threat: the promise of freeing humans to play and invent and the threat for networks of automation to proceed independently of humans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vil駑 Flusser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816670218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816670215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 214","brand":"Vil駑 Flusser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926487695615,"sku":"9780816670215","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4d1761cb-9ae8-4ef0-817b-8f6e4a5b4a06.jpg?v=1681083347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-universe-of-technical-vilm-flusser-9780816670215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}