Peace, War and Computers

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-92885-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Computers are at the heart of war as we know it and this visionary overview of cyber war in the twenty-first century studies how electronics have changed the way we fight. Using informatics and chaos theory, this is a disarming, yet enthralling read.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gray, Chris Hables

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I The Situation; Chapter 1 The New Normal Isn't; Chapter 2 Real War and Postmodern Illusions; Chapter 3 Globalization: Who Will Rule The World?; Chapter 4 The Politics of Technologies/The Technologies of Politics; Part II The Responses; Chapter 5 The Future Present of Peace and Resistance to War; Chapter 6 Art as Politics by Other Means; Chapter 7 The Possibilities of Citizenship; Chapter 8 Reasons for Hope;

Über Autor(innen)

Chris Hables Gray is also author of Postmodern War and Cyborg Citizen and editor of The Cyborg Handbook. He is Professor of Cultural Studies of Science and Technology at Godard College and is Professor, Core Faculty, Graduate College, for The Union Institute and University. He is a former Eisenhower, NASA, and Smithsonian Fellow and is an active member of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.