War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception

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Verso Books, Jun 9, 2009 - Philosophy - 160 pages
Reveals the convergence of perception and destruction in the parallel technologies of warfare and cinema.

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Military Force Is Based upon Deception
7
Cinema Isnt I See Its I
15
CHAPTER 3
39
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About the author (2009)

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.

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