Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-296) and index
Introduction : The Zeitgeist of speed -- Part I. Avant-garde poetry in motion : Urban poets on the move -- The accelerating word -- Part II. Visual arts of acceleration : Light speed: Rayism in Russia -- "Hurry! For tomorrow you will not recognize us": Suprematism and beyond -- Part III. Fast motion pictures on the Soviet screen : Early Soviet cinema: tricks and kinesthetics -- Soviet cinema's great leap forward -- Conclusion : The speed of coercion