{"product_id":"the-information-bomb-paul-virilio-9781844670598","title":"The Information Bomb","description":"\"Civilization or the militarization of science?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese exhilarating bulletins from the information war extend the range of Virilio's work. \u003ci\u003eThe Information Bomb \u003c\/i\u003espans 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Virilio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844670597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844670598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Paul Virilio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045793231103,"sku":"9781844670598","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a99796ee-17fd-4adb-86e2-4e6a5e1383cf.jpg?v=1684980793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-information-bomb-paul-virilio-9781844670598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}