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020 a| 9781595589750 (hardcover : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Chamayou, Grégoire.=| ^A1143182;

240 10 a| Théorie du drone.l| English=| ^A1278987;

245 12 a| A theory of the drone /c| Gregoire Chamayou ; translated by Janet Lloyd.;

264 1 a| New York :b| The New Press,c| [2015];

300 a| 292 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Techniques and tactics -- Methodologies for a hostile environment -- The genealogy of the predator -- The theoretical principles of manhunting -- Surveillance and annihilation -- Pattern-of-life analysis -- Kill box -- Counterinsurgency from the air -- Vulnerabilities -- Ethos and psyche -- Drones and kamikazes -- "That others may die" -- A crisis in military ethos -- Psychopathologies of the drone -- Killing from a distance -- Necroethics -- Combatant immunity -- A humanitarian weapon -- Precision -- The principles of the philosophy of the right to kill -- Indelicate murderers -- Warfare without combat -- License to kill -- Political bodies -- In war as in peace -- Democratic militarism -- The essence of combatants -- The fabrication of political automata -- Epilogue: on war, from a distance.;

520 a| In a unique take on a subject that has grabbed headlines and is consuming billions of taxpayer dollars each year, philosopher Grégoire Chamayou applies the lens of philosophy to our understanding of how drones are changing our world. For the first time in history, a state has claimed the right to wage war across a mobile battlefield that potentially spans the globe. Remote-control flying weapons, he argues, take us well beyond even George W. Bush's justification for the war on terror.;

546 a| Translated from the French.;

650 0 a| Drone aircraftx| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A241920;

650 0 a| Military ethics.=| ^A105834;

700 1 a| Lloyd, Janet,d| 1934-=| ^A1165890;

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A theory of the drone / Gregoire Chamayou ; translated by Janet Lloyd.

Author/creator	Chamayou, Grégoire
Other author	Lloyd, Janet, 1934-
Format	Book
Publication	New York : The New Press, [2015]
Description	292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Drone aircraft--Moral and ethical aspects. Military ethics.

Uniform title	Théorie du drone. English
Contents	Techniques and tactics -- Methodologies for a hostile environment -- The genealogy of the predator -- The theoretical principles of manhunting -- Surveillance and annihilation -- Pattern-of-life analysis -- Kill box -- Counterinsurgency from the air -- Vulnerabilities -- Ethos and psyche -- Drones and kamikazes -- "That others may die" -- A crisis in military ethos -- Psychopathologies of the drone -- Killing from a distance -- Necroethics -- Combatant immunity -- A humanitarian weapon -- Precision -- The principles of the philosophy of the right to kill -- Indelicate murderers -- Warfare without combat -- License to kill -- Political bodies -- In war as in peace -- Democratic militarism -- The essence of combatants -- The fabrication of political automata -- Epilogue: on war, from a distance.
Abstract	In a unique take on a subject that has grabbed headlines and is consuming billions of taxpayer dollars each year, philosopher Grégoire Chamayou applies the lens of philosophy to our understanding of how drones are changing our world. For the first time in history, a state has claimed the right to wage war across a mobile battlefield that potentially spans the globe. Remote-control flying weapons, he argues, take us well beyond even George W. Bush's justification for the war on terror.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	Translated from the French.
LCCN	2014033225
ISBN	9781595589750 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1595589759 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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