Being and Neonness by Luis De Miranda - ISBN: 9780262551984
Paperback
A century of neon lights illuminates identity, power, and hypermodernity.

Being and Neonness

Translation and content revised, augmented, and updated for this edition by Luis de Miranda

  • Paperback

    136 pages

  • Release Date

    21 May 2024

Summary

A cultural and philosophical history of neon, from Paris in the twentieth century to the perpetually switched-on present day.

For most of us, the word neon conjures images of lights, colors, nightlife, and streets. It evokes the poetry of city nights. For Luis de Miranda, neon is a subject of philosophical curiosity. Being and Neonness is a cultural and philosophical history of neon, from early twentieth-century Paris to the electric, perpetually switched-on present day Manha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262551984
ISBN-10:0262551985
Author:Luis De Miranda, Michael Wells
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:136
Release Date:21 May 2024
Weight:454g
Dimensions:203mm x 152mm
About The Author

Luis De Miranda

Luis de Miranda is Senior Fellow Researcher in Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland and Associated Research Fellow at the Stockholm House of Innovation, Sweden.

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