War X: Human Extensions in Battlespace (Digital Futures)
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, 2005
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Cape Breton Regional Library, Sydney, NS, CanadaCape Breton Regional Library
AbeBooks seller since December 1, 2011
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 11.58
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Book is square and binding is tight. Contents are clean throughout. Cover boards and dust jacket are in good shape. Although a library item, it was only circulated a few times. Former library book with usual library stamps, markings and shelf wear. (Please note any images provided in our listings are stock photos supplied by AbeBooks and do not match the cover of the actual item.).
Seller Inventory # 10489
- Title
- War X: Human Extensions in Battlespace (Digital Futures)
- Author
- Blackmore, Tim
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Yes, with plastic cover
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802087914
- ISBN 13
- 9780802087911
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
Are we afraid of war? Has the advancement of military technology created a mindset of invincibility on the battlefield? In War X, Tim Blackmore argues that the technology of warfare has essentially erased the human body from battlespace. The result is a physical and psychological distance between humanity and bloodshed. As the machinery of war develops, and as advances are made in the biological sciences, war becomes increasingly palatable - attractive, even - resulting in a sanitized murder culture in which war is anticipated and viewed with little anxiety.
Blackmore makes connections between human beings in battle and the very different world of weapons manufacturers, finding between the two a romance of war technology. Using popular science fiction literature and film, personal war narratives, biographies, and military imagery, he explores the human body in war, the ways in which soldiers imagine themselves superhuman - posthuman - protected by the armour of muscles and steel, tanks and helicopters, robotics and remote control.
War X is an explosive introduction to the discussion of modern warfare and a timely consideration of industrial warfare as it is unfolding even now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and as it might be in the future, with new weapon development. It is also a deliberation on the startling world of new weapon development, and the indescribable future of war that beckons.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Cape Breton Regional Library
Sydney, NS, Canada
AbeBooks seller since December 1, 2011
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 45 business days | 8 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 16.49 | £ 33.72 |
Payment methods
Specialty
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, History, Genealogy, Military/War, Literature, Canadian fiction, Rare/vintage/collectible books.Seller's business information
Cape Breton Regional Library
50 Falmouth Street
Sydney, NS Canada B1P 6X9
Terms of sale
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks.. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as
Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Cape Breton Regional Library, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. We are closed on weekends and Canadian holidays.
Shipping costs are based on parcels weighing 2.2 lb, or 1.0 kg. Tracking information will be included for all Canadian, USA, and UK packages weighing less than 1.0 kg. Additional shipping charges may be required for packages weighing more than 1.0 kg or for International orders.
Combined shipping for multiple items is available for most items.
Shipping times cannot be guaranteed and are based on the carriers' delivery time standards. If your order will pass through Customs, delays are possible.