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crl-15535	Harger, Elaine	Virilio, Paul. The Information Bomb. Trans. Chris Turner. London: Verso, 2000. 160p. $23 (ISBN 1859847455). LC 00-32471.	2002-05-01	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1990	161	42	The televi- sion screen and the computer monitor— single eyes obliterate true perspective and depth, transmission speeds compress dis- tance into nothingness, roving and sta- tionary cameras focus on the surface of the mundane and the suspect in complete absence of historical and psychological understanding. In 145 pages, Virilio’s historically grounded and eclectically informed mind meanders through, and comments on, top- ics as diverse as: the frontier as American icon; genetic engineering; the soft stupor Book Reviews 297 that defines the contemporary human con- dition; the loss of the body’s sacred stand- ing in art; the surveillance capacity of in- formation technology; the decline of socia- bility and eloquence; the replacement of the human in space exploration by the me- chanical; the displacement of electoral campaigns with opinion polls; and the seemingly perpetual adolescence of hu- man adults.	cache/crl-15535.pdf	txt/crl-15535.txt