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Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura
Contributor(s): Ahmed, Saladdin (Author)

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 ISBN: 1438472927     ISBN-13: 9781438472928
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Metaphysics
- Philosophy | Political
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism
Dewey: 114
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.79 lbs) 242 pages
 
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We live today within a system in which state and corporate power aim to render space flat, transparent, and uniform, for only then can it be truly controlled. The gaze of power and the commodity form are capable of infiltrating even the darkest of corners, and often, we invite them into our most private spaces. We do so as a matter of convenience, but also to placate ourselves and cope with the alienation inherent in our everyday lives. The resulting dominant space can best be termed totalitarian. It is space stripped of uniqueness, deprived of the "spatial aura" necessary for authentic experience. In Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura, Saladdin Ahmed sets out to help us grasp what has been lost before no trace remains. He draws attention to that which we might prefer not to see, but despite the bleakness of this indictment of reality, the book also offers a message of hope. Namely, it is only once we comprehend the magnitude of the threat to our spatial experience and our own complicity in sustaining this system that we can begin to resist the totalizing forces at work.
 
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