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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808866703321

Autore

Martin Geoff

Titolo

Drone nation : the political economy of America's new way of war / / Geoff Martin, Erin Steuter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-4958-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 pages)

Disciplina

320.97

Soggetti

Drone aircraft - United States

Drone aircraft - Political aspects - United States

Drone aircraft - Economic aspects - United States

Drone aircraft - Government policy - United States

Drone aircraft - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

Targeted killing (International law)

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom

America Politics and government

America Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : New way of war -- Shifts in American war policy -- Government's role in drone warfare -- Military, markets, and money -- Inside the military machine -- Drones for corporate profit and domestic surveillance -- Influential opinions : think tanks and pundits -- In the news -- Sites of resistance : international law and social movements.

Sommario/riassunto

Drone Nation provides historical context for the rise and acceptance of drone warfare by the United States and examines likely impacts of drone use. This gradual and important change signals a major departure from the traditional embrace of international law, military ethics, and domestic privacy.