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25%OFFGrégoire Chamayou - Drone Theory - 9780241970348 - 9780241970348
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Drone Theory

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Description for Drone Theory paperback. Drawing on philosophical debate, moral lessons from Greek mythology and transcripts of conversations between drone operators, this book re-evaluates the socio-political impact of drone warfare on the world - and its people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.

Drone Theory is Gregoire Chamayou's poignant and sharply argued polemic against US drone warfare.

In 2011 alone, the US deployed one drone strike every four days in Pakistan. Drone Theory is a rigorous polemic against the increasing use of robot warfare around the world. Drawing on philosophical debate, moral lessons from Greek mythology and transcripts of conversations between drone operators, Drone Theory re-evaluates the socio-political impact of drone warfare on the world - and its people. Chamayou takes us through Nevada, Pakistan and arresting philosophical terrain to reveal how drones are changing the landscape of war theory and to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241970348
SKU
9780241970348
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About Grégoire Chamayou
Born in 1976, Grégoire Chamayou is a philosopher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and the author of Les corps vils and Manhunts: A Philosophical History. Chamayou also lectures at Université de Paris Ouest, and has written for Le Monde Diplomatique among other publications. Janet Lloyd has translated over seventy books from French to ... Read more

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