Tracing war's expansion beyond the battlefield to the concept of
the human being itself As military and other forms of political
violence become the planetary norm, On Posthuman War traces the
expansion of war beyond traditional theaters of battle. Drawing on
counterinsurgency field manuals, tactical manifestos, data-driven
military theory, and asymmetrical-war archives, Mike Hill
delineates new "Areas of Operation" within a concept of the human
being as not only a social and biological entity but also a
technical one. Delving into three human-focused disciplines newly
turned against humanity, OnPosthuman War reveals how demography,
anthropology, and neuroscience have intertwined since 9/11 amid the
"Revolution in Military Affairs." Beginning with the author's
personal experience training with U.S. Marine recruits at Parris
Island, Hill gleans insights from realist philosophy, the new
materialism, and computational theory to show how the human being,
per se, has been reconstituted from neutral citizen to unwitting
combatant. As evident in the call for "bullets, beans, and data,"
whatever can be parted out, counted, and reassembled can become war
materiel. Hill shows how visible and invisible wars within
identity, community, and cognition shift public-sphere activities,
like racial identification, group organization, and even thought
itself, in the direction of war. This shift has weaponized social
activities against the very notion of society. On Posthuman War
delivers insights on the latest war technologies, strategies, and
tactics while engaging in questions poised to overturn the
foundations of modern political thought.
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