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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146103003321

Autore

Coker Christopher

Titolo

The future of war : the re-enchantment of war in the twenty-first century / / Christopher Coker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England : , : Blackwell Publishers, , [2004]

©2004

ISBN

0-470-98403-1

1-282-34249-5

0-470-69895-0

9786612342493

0-470-69840-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Blackwell manifestos

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

War - Forecasting

World politics - 21st century

War

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Future of war; Contents; 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

Sommario/riassunto

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