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War in the smartphone age

War in the smartphone age
conflict, connectivity and the crises at our fingertips

  • ISBN: 9781911723998
  • Editorial: C. Hurst & Co. Ltd.
  • Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
  • Encuadernación: Cartoné
  • Medidas: 24 cm
  • Nº Pág.: 312
  • Idiomas: Inglés

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Resumen

An essential guide to understanding war and information on today's data-saturated battlefields--from Ukraine to Gaza and beyond.
Thanks to smartphones, war is everywhere, all the time. Anyone can view, analyse and comment on photos, videos or other warzone media. Where did this technology come from? And what does it mean for the future of war?

This book explains why you see what you do on your phone, and how these devices shape our knowledge, conduct and representation of war in the 2020s. It shows why smartphones are indispensable in peace and wartime: every device is a potential weapon, lines blur between war and daily life, and conflict becomes a shared digital experience. Social media platforms displace state-controlled narratives, amplifying violence and shaping war's legitimacy. Apps democratise conflict, enabling anyone to identify and attack perceived enemies. As the Ukraine war has shown, this new reality involves complex, unevenly distributed infrastructures, merging civilian communication with military targeting.

With war accelerating beyond our comprehension, militaries have raced to benefit from and adapt to the smartphone age. Matthew Ford explores critical questions about today's hyper-connected battlefield.

Introduction
Part One The Crises At Our Fingertips
1. Distorting War
2. Decoding War
Part Two Shaping War
3. The Stack
4. Kill Chains
Part Three The (New) Face of Battle
5. Participative Warfare
6. Accelerated War
Postscript

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