Popular Defense & Ecological Struggles (Semiotext(e) Foreign Agents Series) [Paperback]

Paul Virilio (Author), Mark Polizzotti (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1990

What is popular defense? From whom do we have to defend ourselves?Originally civilian populations were capable of defending themselves both in times of peace and war. A military racket was subsequently imposed upon them in the name of protection and popular defense lost its capacity to resist external attack. In case of total war, between the native populations which form the constitutional basis of all great modern states and the military now in charge of defending them there was no more "common culture." Industrial wars subsequently managed to replace the thousand-year-old pact of semi-colonization with total colonization. First experimented with in South America, this kind of "endo-colonization" (the military cracking down on its own population) was gradually extended to all the post-industrial countries through the exponential development of the techno-military complex.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

Paul Virilio has published twenty-five books, including Pure War (1988) (his first in English) and The Accident of Art (2005), both written with Sylvere Lotringer, as well as Speed and Politics and Lost Dimension, all published by Semiotext(e).

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Semiotext(e); 1st English ed edition (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936756055
• ISBN-13: 978-0936756059
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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