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" Postmodern war : "
Chris Hables Gray.
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BL
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645330
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Gray, Chris Hables.
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| Title & Author
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Postmodern war : : the new politics of conflict /\ Chris Hables Gray.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Guilford Press,, c1997.
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Critical perspectives
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xii, 314 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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1572301600 (hard : alk. paper)
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: 9781572301603 (hard : alk. paper)
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: 1572301767 (paper)
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: 9781572301764 (paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-304) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: From Sarajevo to Sarajevo, the USS Oklahoma to Oklahoma City -- Real cyberwar -- Computers at war: Kuwait 1991 --Military computerdom -- The uses of science -- The art of war -- Modern war -- The emergence of postmodern war: World War II -- Postmodern wars imaginary and real: World War III and Vietnam -- The systems of postmodern war -- The Cyborg soldier: future/present -- Future war: U.S. military plans for the millennium -- Future peace: the remaking of scientists and soldiers -- War and peace 2000.
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From Operation Desert Storm to the conflict in Bosnia, computerization and other scientific advances have brought about a revolution in warfare. This book shows how our high-tech age has spawned both increasingly powerful weapons and a rhetoric that disguises their apocalyptic potential in catch phrases like "smart weapons," "cyberwar," and "bloodless combat." A skillful combination of trenchant cultural study, provocative illustrations, and engrossing military, technical, and historical analysis, Postmodern War sheds new light on the ways we conceptualize and conduct war today. Analyzing the dynamics of conflicts from Afghanistan to Vietnam, Gray reveals the human forces of nationalism, greed, fear, and images of masculinity beneath the surface of trendy military doctrines such as "pure war" and "infowar." If we can identify and challenge the discourses of war, he persuasively argues, we can propose new discourses to replace them.
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World politics-- 1989-
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War-- Forecasting.
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Military history, Modern-- 20th century.
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War-- Psychological aspects.
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D860.G75 1997
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