Coker The Future of War

The Re-Enchantment of War in the Twenty-First Century
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69840-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Manifestos

In this book, Professor Christopher Coker presents an original andcontroversial thesis about the future of war.
* * Argues that the biotechnology revolution has given war a newlease of life.
* * Draws on thinkers from Hegel and Nietzsche to thepostmodernists.
* * Refers to modern fiction and films.
* * Part of the prestigious Blackwell Manifestos series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coker, Christopher

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.