FOURTH LANDSCAPE THE

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Chiara Rizzi's original research comes together to create a unique and necessary book, which surveys the contemporary world and provides an overview of important international experiences revolving around conflict and war. 'The fourth landscape' refers to the 'fourth world' (that which is consumed by conflict), the 'fourth power' (mass media), and the 'fourth estate' (militancy).'Conflict' can be understood as a driver of cultural innovation. It allows society to escape its stagnant 'sad passions' (CF. M. Benasayag, 2008).Communication technologies give all uploaded information the potential to go viral; as such, they define the condition of the postmodern landscape, making it dependent on 'phenomenon and representation' (CF. M. Jakob, 2009).Similarly, 'Militancy' implies the capacity to act suddenly and unexpectedly (H. Arendt, 1958).In this sense, the fourth landscape is, unlike G.Clement's 'Third Landscape', a paradigm of action that defines the postmodern epoch.