Virtual War: Kosovo and Beyond Contributor(s): Ignatieff, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312278357 ISBN-13: 9780312278359 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: "Virtual War" describes the latest phase in modern combat: war fought by remote control. Kosovo was such a virtual war, a war in which US and NATO forces did the fighting but only Kosovars and Serbs did the dying. Ignatieff raises the troubling possibility that virtual wars, so much easier to fight, could become the way superpowers impose their will in the century ahead. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Eastern Europe - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 949.710 |
LCCN: 000020015 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.4" W x 5.5" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Balkan - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For a decade, Michael Ignatieff has provided eyewitness accounts and penetrating analyses from the world's battle zones. In Virtual War, he offers an analysis of the conflict in Kosovo and what it means for the future of warfare. He describes the latest phase in modern combat: war fought by remote control. In real war, nations are mobilized, soldiers fight and die, victories are won. In virtual war, however, there is often no formal declaration of hostilities, the combatants are strike pilots and computer programmers, the nation enlists as a TV audience, and instead of defeat and victory there is only an uncertain endgame. Kosovo was such a virtual war, a war in which U.S. and NATO forces did the fighting but only Kosovars and Serbs did the dying. Ignatieff examines the conflict through the eyes of key players--politicians, diplomats, and generals--and through the experience of the victims, the refugees and civilians who suffered. As unrest continues in the Balkans, East Timor, and other places around the world, Ignatieff raises the troubling possibility that virtual wars, so much easier to fight, could become the way superpowers impose their will in the century ahead. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ignatieff, Michael: - Michael Ignatieff is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, among other publications, and the author of many acclaimed books, including Blood and Belonging, Isaiah Berlin, Virtual War, The Warrior's Honor, The Needs of Strangers, and The Russian Album. He lives in London and Cambridge, Massachusetts. |