Future of War - The Re-Enchantment of War in the Twenty-First Century

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Coker is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of many books, including Waging War without Warriors (2002) and Humane Warfare (2001). He lectures regularly at Military Staff Colleges around the world. Klappentext Most commentators propose a nightmare vision of future warfare: a battlefield of drones and robots with no place for human intuition or will. In this book, Professor Christopher Coker presents a new and radically different view. New technology will free the warrior from the mass slaughterhouse of twentieth-century warfare, and soldiers will once again find their humanity on the field of battle. Zusammenfassung Presents an original and controversial thesis about the future of war. This book argues that the biotechnology revolution has given war a fresh lease of life. It draws on thinkers from Hegel and Nietzsche to the postmodernists. It refers to modern fiction and films. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Michael Evans. Preface. 1. The Re-Enchantment of War. 2. The Warrior of The Future: Memes or Genes?. 3. Towards Post Human Warfare. 4. Beyond The Death Threshold. 5. The Death of Sacrifice. 6. To be Concluded?. Notes. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Coker, Christopher Coker, Christopher (London School of Economics and Coker
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2004
• EAN: 9781405120425
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-2042-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Blackwell Manifestos (Hardcove; Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration