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Peace, War, and Computers
Chris Hables Gray
出版Psychology Press, 2005
主題Art / Popular CultureComputers / Social AspectsHistory / Military / GeneralPolitical Science / Security (National & International)Political Science / GlobalizationPolitical Science / PeacePolitical Science / World / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Media StudiesTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN04159288699780415928861
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WVHxLLx41YMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Computers are at the heart of war today, but even the best missile defense system envisioned by the military would have been useless against box-cutters on September 11. Creator of the cult classic Cyborg Handbook and author of Cyborg Citizen, hailed by Wired magazine as "a ripping good yarn," Chris Hables Gray argues that rapid technological development is the order of the day, and our future will be determined by who uses it and for what-terror or peace. A visionary and disarming overview of cyberwar in the twenty-first century, Peace, War, and Computers looks beyond the gadgets of techno-warfare and the early predictions of a purely "cyberspace" war to reveal how electronic culture has changed the way we wage war and strive for peace. Unmanned aircraft-soon to be followed by remote-control naval fleets-may appear to make warfare more sterile, less bloody. But as the fighting in Iraq has shown, superior technology does not guarantee quick or bloodless victories. Essential reading for anyone interested in computers, politics, and the cutting edge of military strategy and theory, Peace, War, and Computers unlocks the power and pitfalls of computers for war-and peace-in a world where total war is as unthinkable as apocalyptic war is possible. Book jacket.