{"product_id":"strategy-of-deception-paperback","title":"Strategy of Deception - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Virilio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trenchant critique of new techniques of waging war, and its reduction to images on a screen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with his characteristic flair, Virilio's latest book is a trenchant denunciation of the Kosovo warv in which he successfully unites theory with a riveting study of the conflict. Tearing aside the veil of hypocrisy in which the USA and its allies wrapped the war, Virilio demonstrates that the nature of the bombing was set by strategic rather than ethical considerations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeneath the humanitarian rhetoric, Virilio sees a sinister innovation in the methods of waging war: territorial space is being replaced by orbital space in which a system of global telesurveillance is linked to the destructive power of bombers and missiles. Governments, the military and the media are becoming part of a seamless and self-justifying process linked by new information and arms technologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePassionate and political, \u003ci\u003eStrategy of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital examination not only of the war in Yugoslavia but also what Virilio calls our \"fin-de-siécle infantilization\" in which the reality of battle is reduced to flickering images on a screen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Virilio\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWar and Cinema, Open Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGround Zero\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.78 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348495778041,"sku":"9781844675784","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pjGwaLcwPN9781844675784.webp?v=1769774368","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/strategy-of-deception-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}