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Pages: 220
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Speed and Politics, new edition
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Pages: 184
Authors: Paul Virilio
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-13 - Publisher: Semiotext(e)

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With this book Paul Virilio inaugurated the new science whose object of study is the "dromocratic" revolution. Speed and Politics (first published in France in
Empires of Speed
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Robert Hassan
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-02 - Publisher: BRILL

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Explaining and comparing the rise and effects of the 'empires' of clock time and 'network time', Empires of Speed argues with power and clarity that our network
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The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail
Language: en
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Authors: Daniel Albalate
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The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Althoug