1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996206185403316

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786821403321

Autore

Landon Brooks.

Titolo

Science fiction after 1900 : from the steam man to the stars / / Brooks Landon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

0-203-82197-1

1-136-76118-7

1-136-76119-5

Edizione

[First Routledge pbk. edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Genres in Context

Disciplina

809.3/8762

Soggetti

Science fiction - History and criticism

Fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in hardcover by Twayne Publishers.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Chapter 1 The Culture of Science Fiction-Rationalizing Genre; Chapter 2 From the Steam Man to the Stars; Chapter 3 Science Fiction outside Genre SF; Chapter 4 Countercultures of Science Fiction-Resisting Genre; Chapter 5 New and Newer Waves; Notes and References; Bibliographic Essay; Recommended Titles; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.