The capsular civilization

"The spread of capsular civilization is a worst-case scenario that is taking shape before our very eyes, unaware of it though we may be. Faced with the breakneck pace of technology, the suburbanization of our daily lives and the extreme but poignant polarization of our society, we are compelled to return to the capsules of our vehicles, our architectural cocoons and our urban enclaves, as exemplified by malls, gated communities and amusement parks. The process of capsularization is playing out against a threatening background of demographic-environmental catastrophe and of a militarization of the planet. In this book, cultural philosopher Lieven De Cauter paints a picture of a society dominated by fear, exclusion and simulation, while studying the changing significance of the city in this 'derailed' and 'untenable' world"--Back cover.